English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Goddins

Early-attested site in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • Goddins 1861 Hutch3
  • Goddynge 1561,1571 ib
  • Godins c.1586 Tres 1774 Hutch1
  • Godwins 1633 Hutch3 1839 TA
  • Goddens 1694 Hutch3

Etymology

Goddins (lost), Goddins 1861 Hutch3, Goddynge 1561, 1571 ib, Godins c.1586 Tres, 1774 Hutch1, Godwins 1633 Hutch3, 1839TA , Goddens 1694 Hutch3, a tenement named from Thomas Goodwin who was granted lands here in 1545 Hutch3, situated E of Newton infra at about SZ 017847; like Phillips infra it was formerly in Corfe C. par. (1795 Boswell) but appears in Swanage TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement