Gidleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Gidleigh
Historical Forms
- Geddelegæ 1158 RBE
- Gedelega 1158,1169 P
- Giddeleia 1167 P 1324 Exon
- Giddeley al. Giddelith 1270 Ipm
- Gudeleghe 1284 Exon
- Guddeleg(h) c.1200 Torre 15th FF 1330
Etymology
'Gydda 's clearing,' v. leah . This pers. name is not on record but is apparently found in gyddan dene BCS 789 and in Gidding (Hu) (PN in -ing 88). Cf. also Gidcott supra 153.