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.

Walreddon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • Walradene 1329 Ass 1346 Ass
  • Walradan 1401 Exon
  • Walreden 1421 Exon
  • Weldraden 1349 FF
  • Waldron 1719 FF

Etymology

This is a difficult name but Professor Ekwall may well be right in suggesting that we have to do with an OE  Wēala -rǣden , 'community of Britons.' The place is very near the Cornish border.