Woodenham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bledington
Historical Forms
- Wodenham 1287 Ass 1327 SR 1540 MinAcct
- Withenham 1540 ib
Etymology
Woodenham, Wodenham 1287Ass , 1327SR , 1540MinAcct , Withenham 1540 ib. Probably 'Wōda's water-meadow', v. hamm ; the farm is on the low-lying ground near the junction of the R. Evenlode and Westcote Brook. The pers.n., an OE Wōda , is not recorded but is a weak form of Wode , the name of a moneyer, which Redin 80 associates with OE wōd 'mad' and the pers.n. Wod in Widsith 30. But OE Wudia , a variant of Widia , is also possible, as in Withington (186supra ).