Haydon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Haydon
Historical Forms
- (æt) Hægdune 1046 KCD1334(S1474) 12
- Heydone, Heydona c.1163 Sarum 1569–74 Map
- Heydon 1253 Misc 1278 Banco 1284 Drew 1288 Pat
- Heydon' 1473 Digby
- Heidon 1202 FF 1204 FineR
- Hedon' 1204 Cur
- Haydon(') 1258,1268 For 1280 Ass 1285,1316 FA
- Haydoun 1385,1412 Cl
- Haidon(') 1406 Digby
- Haidon(') juxta Shirburne 1412 FA 1614 Digby
- Haydon Mannor 1677 ib
- Haddon 1303 FA
- Hayden 1664 HTax
Etymology
Probably 'hill or down where hay is made', from hēg and dūn , but alternatively the first el. could be hege 'hedge' or (ge)hæg 'enclosure', cf. Haydon So (DEPN), W 32, Heydon Nf (DEPN). The identification of the 1046 form is doubtful; it may belong to Haydon So (preferred by DEPN, though ASCharters says 'Dorset or Somerset').