Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Mordune 1086 DB

• Mordun(a) l12 Hutch3 1219 Fees

• Est Mordun(a) 1250 1288 Ass

• Mordon(e), Mordona 1086 DB 1173–5 1329 Ch 1194 P 1196 FF 1212 Fees

• Easte Mordona, West Mordona 1568 Drax

• Mordona Roberti 1242–3 Fees

• Estmordona 1250 Fees

• Westmordona 1275 RH

• Mordoun 1399–1422 Cl

• Morton 1268 Ass

• Morden 1196 Cur(P)

• Est Morden 1250 Fees

• Easte Morden, Weste Morden 1596 AD

• Est Morden als. Morden Matravers 1562 Hutch3

• Morden East or Matraverse 1795 Boswell

• Moredenn 1280 QW

• Mooreden 1664 HTax

• Moredon 1226–8 Fees

• East Moredon, West Moredon 1547 Drax

• Eastmoredon als. Moredon Mawtrevers 1564 ib

• Moridon 1412 FA

• Estmerdun 1250 Fees

• Merdone 1316 FA

• Mourdon(e) 1340 NI 1346 FA

• West Mourdon(e) 1357 Cecil 1381 DCMDeed

• West Mourdon(e) 1408 Midd

• Westmourden 1343 Ipm

• Estmoordon 1436 Fine

Etymology

'Hill in marshy ground', v. mōr , dūn , cf. Morden C 61, Sr 53, with ēast , west ; the spellings for the second el. show influence from denu , denn and tūn . The affix -Matravers is from the Matravers family of Lytchett Matravers par. supra who held the manor of East Morden from the 14th cent. (Hutch3 3511); the affix -Roberti is no doubt from Robertus de Porton 1226–8 Fees (p. 378).