Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kauerthin 1230 CoLegh

• Kawrdin 1230–40 Orm2

• Caworthin 1300 Plea

• Cawardyn 1302 Chamb

• Cawarden 1724 NotCestr

• Cauwarthyn 1324 Chol

• Carwarden 1775 Sheaf

• Kaurdin m13 Orm2

• Kaurdyn 1320 Chol

• Caurdyn 1363 Orm2 1475 ChRR

• Caurthyn c.1300 Chol 1458 Orm2

• Caur(e)den 1463,1466 ChRR 1530 Plea

• Cawreden 1471 Chol

• le Ouere Caurthyn 1307–27 AddCh

• le Nether Caurthyn 1313 ib

• Nether Caurden & Over Caurden 1530 Plea

• Superior Cauthrin 1272–1307 AddCh

• Gaurthyn c.1340–50 AD

• Caerden 1462 Plea 1489 ChRR

• Cairden 1489 Earw

• Cuorden 1476 Chol

• Cardeyn 1511 Orm2

• Cardyn 1517 Plea

• Nether Carden & Overe Carden, Carden 1527 Orm2

• Carden alias Cawarden 1601 ib

• Carden Hall & Carden Greene 1668–71 Sheaf

• Carden Cliff 1819 Orm2

• Lower Carden, Car den, Carden Farm, Carden Marsh & Carden Park 1831 Bry

• Cardin 1700 Sheaf

Etymology

'Enclosure at a rock', from carr and worðign , with uferra , neoðera , superior , higher , lower , and hall , clif , grēne 2 , banke , loge , mersc and park . Carden Green is at Lower Carden. The rock from which the place is named appears in the two 'scars' on the west side of Carden Cliff hill. The development of the modern form is similar to that of Hawarden Fl.