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.

Marden Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tewin

Historical Forms

  • Meredene 13th WalthamB
  • Meriden 1294 SR
  • Mereden, Meredyn in Tewyng 1536 MinAcct
  • Meryden in Tewynge 1544 Dugdii
  • Meryden or Marden 1672 BM

Etymology

Marden Hill is Meredene 13thWalthamB (p), Meriden 1294SR (p), Mereden , Meredyn in Tewyng 1536MinAcct , Meryden in Tewynge 1544 Dugd ii, Meryden or Marden 1672 BM.'Pleasant valley,' v. myrig , denu .