Todenham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Todenham
Historical Forms
- Todanhom 804 BCS313 11th
- Teodeham, Toteham 1086 DB
- Teudenham 1221 Eyre
- Thudenham 1221 Ass
- Thodeam 1241 Theok
- Todeham 1231 Theok 1248 Ass 1263 Episc 1275 Heref 1300 Abbr
- Todehamme 1327 SR
- Todynham 1287 Ass 1298 Episc
- Todenham 1291 Tax 1294 Episc 1307 FF 1707 PR
- Tuddenham c.1560 Surv
- Toddenham 1566 FF
Etymology
The occasional Teod -, Teud -, Thud - spellings suggest that the first el. is the OE pers.n. Tēoda . 'Teoda's water-meadow', v. hamm (indicated by the spellings -hom , -hamme ), which is appropriate for the large low-lying tract between Knee Brook and Nethercote Brook.