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.

Cudnall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Charlton Kings

Historical Forms

  • Codenhullesmulle, Codynhull 1388,1389 MinAcct
  • Codenhull 1435 ib
  • Cuddonhill, Cudnell field 1605 Comm
  • Cudenhill 1606 AOMB

Etymology

Cudnall, Codenhullesmulle , Codynhull 1388, 1389MinAcct , Codenhull 1435 ib, Cuddonhill , Cudnell field 1605Comm , Cudenhill 1606AOMB . 'Cuda's hill', from OE  Cuda and hyll .