English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Coddington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crich

Historical Forms

  • Codinton(e), Codynton(e), -ton(e) John Hast 1236 Ch c.1240,1262,Hy3 Darley
  • Codynton(e) in Cruche 1286 AddCh 1368 Crich
  • Codington, Codyngton, -ton c.1285 BelCh 1293 HarlCh 1350 Pat 1418 HardCh 1519 DbAxix 1546 MinAcct
  • Cottington 1665 Survey

Etymology

Coddington, Codinton (e ), Codynton (e ), -ton (e )John Hast, 1236 Ch (p), c. 1240, 1262, Hy 3 Darley (p), Codynton (e ) in Cruche 1286AddCh (p)et passim to 1368Crich , Codington , Codyngton , -ton c. 1285BelCh (p), 1293HarlCh (p), 1350 Pat (p), 1418HardCh , 1519 DbA xix, 1546MinAcct , Cottington 1665Survey . 'Cod(d)a's farm', v. -ing-, tūn ; cf. Codnor supra 434.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement