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Bladon Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newton Solney

Historical Forms

  • Blandon (sic) 1301 Repton
  • Blawdon 1438 ib
  • Bladen Fields 1670 EveryCh

Etymology

Bladon Ho, Blandon (sic)1301 Repton, Blaudon 1304, Ed 3, Blaudon feld 14thEveryCh , Blawdon 1438 ib, Bladen Fields 1670EveryCh .Perhaps 'cold, cheerless hill', v. blāw , dūn , though the development is not clear.

Places in the same Parish