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Survey of English Place-Names

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Waddon Fm & Waddon Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Loders

Historical Forms

  • Waddon 1463,1482 Rent
  • Watton Hill 1811 OS
  • Waddon (Hill Plot), Gt Waddon Hill, (Gt) North Waddon, (Gt) Stoney Waddon 1845 TA

Etymology

Waddon Fm & Waddon Hill (SY 495944), Waddon 1463, 1482Rent , Watton Hill 1811 OS, Waddon (Hill Plot ), Gt Waddon Hill , (Gt ) North Waddon , (Gt ) Stoney Waddon 1845TA , 'woad hill', from wād and dūn , cf. Waddon in Portisham par. supra .