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.

Waddeton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Gabriel

Historical Forms

  • Wadenton 1199 FF
  • Wadeton 1285 FA 1303 FA 1309 Orig

Etymology

Probably 'Wada 's farm,'v. tun .