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.

Dodington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dodington

Historical Forms

  • Dodinton(e), Dodynton(e) 1086 DB 1160,1167 P 13 Glouc 1207 ChR 1382 Ipm
  • Dodington(e), Dodyngton(e) Hy3 Ipm 1221,1248 Ass 1262 Ipm 1542 FF
  • Doddintone 1166 RBE
  • Doddyngtone, Doddingtone 1541 Asht 1602 FF
  • Duddintone 1166 RBE
  • Dudin(g)ton' l.12 Berk 1220 Cur 1221,1248 Ass
  • Dothington 1221 FF 1380 MinAcct

Etymology

'Farmstead associated with Dud(d)a', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The OE  pers.n. Dud (d )a or Dod (d )a appears in other Gl p.ns. like Dodmore in the adjoining parish (68 infra ).