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.

Pedington Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Pedin(g)ton, Pedyn(g)ton 1248 Ass c.1250 Berk 1287 QW 1330 Ass 1641 Rec
  • Podynton 1275 Cl
  • Peddington 1575 TRMB 1606 FF
  • Pedimersh 1287 Ass
  • Pedmarsh 1575 TRMB

Etymology

Pedington Fm, Pedin (g )ton , Pedyn (g )ton 1248Ass (p), c. 1250 Berk (p), 1287 QW, 1330Ass et freq to 1641Rec , Podynton 1275 Cl, Peddington 1575TRMB , 1606FF . 'Farmstead associated with Pēoda', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The OE  pers.n. is recorded as Piuda ; it is also found in a local name Pedimersh 1287Ass , Pedmarsh 1575TRMB .