Piddington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Piddington
Historical Forms
- Pidentone 1086 DB 12th Survey
- Pidinton 1204 FF 1405 ADv
- Pytyngton 1350 Ipm
- Pedinton 1166 P 1203,1262 FF
- Pedyngton 1313 Ipm 1376 Cl t.Hy7 MinAcct
- Pydelington 1253 Ass
- Podinton 1284 FA
- Podington 1285 FF
- Pudinton 1296 Ipm
Etymology
'Pyda 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. Pidley PNBedsHu 211. The 1253 form may be due to the influence of the neighbouring Hackleton.