Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• rus iuxta Pydelan 987 (13) KCD 656, Finberg 613 (S 1217)

• Affapidele 1086 DB

• Affapidela Exon

• Effipidela 1093–1100 Ch 1313

• Effepidel 1212 Fees

• Effepidela 1314 ChrP 1372

• Affepidel(e) 1244 Ass 1280 1285 FA

• Assepidel(e) 1268 Ass 1316 FA

• Affipidele, Affypidele 1280 Ass

• Aftepidele 1288 ib

• Afpidyll 1428 FA

• Affepud(e)le 1289 Ilch 1344 Cerne 14 FA 1428

• Affepudell 1549 Lane

• As(se)pudele 1291 Tax 1346 FA

• Afpud(e)le 1303 1332 SR 1340 NI 1421 Weld1 1575 Saxton

• Af(f)tpudele 1327 SR 1400 Ilch

• Af(f)tpudell 1458 Weld1

• Affpuddle 1344 Cerne 14 Weld1 1687

• Af(f)pudell 1589 Feth

• Pudle 1318 Ch

• Ediuepudle 1330 Ch

• Adpudell 1529 AD

• Athpiddell 1564 Feth

• Athpuddle 1617 DuCo, Add

Etymology

One of several places named from R. Piddle or Trent (v. RNs.infra ). The first part of the name Affa -, etc. probably represents a short form (Æffa , gen.sg. Æffan ) of the OE  pers.n. Ælffrið ; according to the charter dated 987 a certain Ælfriðus gave to Cerne Abbey the rus iuxta Pydelan 'farm next to the Piddle' of quatuor cassatos , this corresponding with the manor of four hides held here by the same abbey in DB; the form Ediue - shows confusion of the pers.n. with the OE  fem. pers.n. Ēadgifu .