Long Ditton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Long Ditton
Historical Forms
- Ditune 1086 DB
- Ditton 1233 Cl
- Longa Dittone 1242 Merton
- Langedittone c.1270 Winton
- Longe Ditton 1276 FF
- Longedytton 1279 Ass
- Longeduttone 1314 Ipm
Etymology
'Farm by the dike or ditch,' v. dic , tun . Cf. Ditton (K), dictune BCS 1321. Long to distinguish it from Thames Ditton infra 90. “So called from its Length, it being near a Mile from one End to the other” (Aubrey i, 242).