Bittadon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bittadon
Historical Forms
- Bedendona 1086 DB
- Betesdenna 1121 AC
- Bettenden 1205 FF
- Betedenn 1219 Ass
- Betedon 1279 Ass
- Bittedene 1242 Fees771 1384 Exon
- Byttedayn 1550 SR
- Bitedone 1259 Exon
- Byttedon 1346 FA
Etymology
Probably 'Bitta 's valley,' v. denu . The name is not on record but cf. bitancnoll (BCS 594), bittan cnol (BCS 1080) and OGer Bizzo (Förstemann PN 309).