Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Catenai 1086 DB

• Catenase (sic) 1086 ib

• Cadenai c.1115 LS 1204 P

• Cadenaie a1189 Semp

• Cadenaia 1212 Fees

• Cadenay 1238–43 Fees 1276 RH 1305 Orig 1318 Cl 1318 Pat 1428 Fine

• Cadenei Hy2 Dugdvi 1319 Pap 1253

• Cadeneia 1201 Dugdvi 1260 RRGr

• Cadeneie 1218 Ass

• Cadeney 1209–35 LAHW 1253 Abbr 1275 RH 1526 Sub

• Cadeneye 1210–12 RBE 1272 FF 1294 Pat 1296 Ass 1303 Pat 1328 Banco 1359 Cl

• Cadeneya 1278 PRGr 1291 RSu

• Kadenai 1157–63,c.1160 Dane 1194 Cur(P)

• Kadenay a1219 Welles 1351 Cor 1375 Peace 1375 Works 1391 Cl

• Kadenaye 1259–78 RAiv

• Kadenei Hy2 Dugdvi 1319

• (insula de) Kadeneia eHy3 CollTop

• Kadeneya 1229 Welles

• Kadeneye 1240–45 RAiv 1281 Ipm

• Kadeney 1242–3 Fees 1281 QW

• Kadenei 1255 Pap

• Cadney 1318 Pat 1431 Fine 1461 Pat 1477 Cl

• Cadney and Howsonne 1552 Pat

• Cadney cum Housham 1789 SocFr

• Cadney cum Howsham 1824 O

• Cadnay 1330 Ch 1375 Works 1383 Misc 1384 Cl 1395 Pat 1426 Cl

• Cadnaye 1556 LNQxiv

• Cadnay Housom 1417–8 Inqaqd

• Kadnay 1351 Cor

• Caddenay 1402 FA

Etymology

The name means 'Cada's island of land', v. ēg and note that in eHy3 it is described as insula 'island'. The place lies low east of the R. Ancholme on a raised piece of land. The following forms, Ceden ac s.a. 675 (c.1121) ASC E, Cedenac 680 (12) BCS 48 & 49 (S 72), given as Cadanac ECEE no. 146, and Cedenan Ac 675–92 (12) BCS 843(S 1804), have been associated by Hart with Cadney. He states, ECEE 99, “could be 'Cada's oak'. Cadney was 'Cada's island'”. It would appear that this relationship is based purely on the superficial similarity of the two names.