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.

Hodenhoe Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Therfield

Historical Forms

  • Odenhou 1086 DB
  • Hodenho 1197 AC 13th ADiv 1203 Cur 1262 FF
  • Hodinho 1237 1248 Ass
  • Hoddenhoo 1540 LP
  • Hodnow 1540 StPauls

Etymology

Hodenhoe Manor is Odenhou 1086 DB, Hodenho 1197 AC, 13th AD iv, 1203 Cur, 1262FF , Hodinho 1237 ib., 1248Ass , Hoddenhoo 1540 LP, Hodnow 1540StPauls . 'Hodda 's spur of land,' v. hoh .