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Survey of English Place-Names

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Duddenhoe End, Duddenhoe Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elmdon

Historical Forms

  • Dud(d)enho 1189–99 Dugdv 14th ADi
  • Dudeho 1205 FF
  • Dodenho(o) 1212 RBE 1416 Ct
  • grange of Dedenho 1251 Ch
  • Dodinho 1319 Ipm
  • Dodyngho 1321 Cl
  • Dedenall Grange 1539 LP
  • Dudney End 1768 M

Etymology

Duddenhoe End, Duddenhoe Grange (in Wenden Lofts) is Dud (d )enho 1189–99 Dugd v, 14th AD i, Dudeho 1205 FF, Dodenho (o )1212 RBEet passim to 1416Ct , grange of Dedenho 1251 Ch, Dodinho 1319 Ipm, Dodyngho 1321 Cl, Dedenall Grange 1539 LP, Dudney End 1768 M. 'Dudda 's ridge,' v. hoh . A grange of Tilty Abbey (1251 Ch).