Diddington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Diddington
Historical Forms
- Dodinctun 1086 DB
- Dodintone, Dodynton 1086 DB 1167 P 1209 For 1281 FF 1318 Cl
- Dodintun' 1158 P
- Dudinton 1220 Fees333 1227 Ass
- Dudington, Dudyngton 1227 Ass 1228 Bract 1248 FF 1253 1286 FF 1293 Cl 1310 FF 1325 Cl 1340 FF c.1350 Pat 1497 FF
- Dodington, Dodyngton 1252 FF 1253 For 1270,1286 Ass 1301 BM 1314 Cl 1319 1327 SR 1375 1470 IpmR 1526 LS 1551 FF
- Duddington 1260 Ass 1598 Cai
- Doditone 1260 Ass 1316 FA
- Dedingtone 1286 Ass 1535 VE 1589 FF
- Dydyngton, Didington 1442,1572 FF
- Doddington 1766 J
Etymology
'Dudda's farm' v. ingtun , with the same curious development of i from u that we have in Denham, Dinton (Bk, W), Dinnington (Nb) and in Dinton (Nth), DBDodintone . Skeat suggests that the name may have been influenced by the not very distant Dillington, but in view of the parallels quoted it is evident that this development might arise independently.