Putton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chickerell
Historical Forms
- Podinton(e) 1237 FF 1285 FA
- Poditon, Podyton 1288 Ass 1293,1312 Ipm 1315 Cl 1415 et freq
- Podington, Podyngton 1293 Ipm 1306 FF 1332 SR 1333 Fine 1499 Ipm
- Podynton 1333 Ipm 1339 1340 ib
- Podyngton alias Putton 1558 Hutch3
- Pudinton 1282 Banco
- Pudington 1288 Ass
- Pudyngton 1327 SR
- Puddington 1408 IpmR
- Pudy'ton 14 Midd
- Pudicot [Pudynton] 1303 FA
- Pydynton 1360 Fine
- Putton 15 Digby 1430 FF 1465 Weld1
- Puttynge 1497 Ipm
Etymology
'Farm called after Puda', from the OE pers.n. Puda (Redin 107, cf. Pudford Wo 65) and -ingtūn. The alternative form -cot in 1303 is from cot 'cottage'; for interchange of cot and tūn , cf. Luffincott D 152, Waddlestone D 188. In the late form Puttynge , -ing is probably only analogical resulting from weakening of -ton to [tən].