Dodford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Dodford
Historical Forms
- doddanford 944 BCS792
- doddafordinga land, doddafordung gemære 1043 KCD736
- Dodeford(e) 1086 DB 1326 Cl
- Dudeford 1166 P 1227 FF 1241 P
- Tuteford 1194,1195 P
- Doddeford 1218 WellsR 1220,1255 Fees 1228 Cl 1282 1377 Cl
- Dadford 1702,1730 Poll
Etymology
'Dodda 's ford.' The same man perhaps gave name to the undocumented Dodmore in this parish. In the second form we have reference to the place where the bounds of the 'people of Dodford' (v. ing ), march with those of Newnham. According to Fuller, Worthies (290), the place had its name from a waterweed called dod , which grows plentifully here. The early forms do not confirm this etymology.