Finedon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Finedon
Historical Forms
- Tingden(e) 1086 DB 1274 RH
- Tindena, Tindene 1167 P 1241 Cl
- Thynden 1281 Cl
- Thingden(e) 12th Survey 1363 Cl
- Tingdon 1247 Ass
- Thingdon 1302 Ipm 1318 Ipm 1702 Poll
- Thingdoun 1396 Cl
- Fyndon t.Jas1 ECP
- Thingdon al. Fyndon 1606 Recov
- Thindon al. Thingdon al. Finedon 1685 ib
- Finedon al. Thingden 1719 ib
Etymology
'Valley where the “thing” assembled,' v. þing , denu . The earlier form of the name survives in Thingdon Mines. Bridges (ii, 250) tells us that the place is in common pronunciation Findon , showing that the vowel should be short.