Hoddesdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hoddesdon
Historical Forms
- Hodesduna, Hodesdone 1086 DB
- Hodesdon(e) 1165 P 1322 Ipm
- Hodesden' 1199 FF
- Hodesdun' 1220 Fees
- Odesdone, Dodesdone 1086 DB
- Hoddesdone 1203 FF
- Hodgesdon 1554 FF
- Hodson 1649 FF 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
'Hodd 's down,' v. dun . Cf. Hoddescroft 1451 Cassio (in Aldbury), 1393Ct (in King's Langley).