Maudlin Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramber
Historical Forms
- Mawdelayne 1490 Sele
- Mawdelyn feld, Mawdlyn housse 1565 SRS3,45
- Bydlyngton al. Mawdlyn 1601 SRS19,38
- Bidlington al. Magdalens Bidlington c.1640 SAC59,106
Etymology
This name is often said to be due to the fact that the manor was held by Magdalen College, Oxford, from the gift of Bishop Waynflete in 1456. The name is however of much older origin. Already in the 13th cent, there was a hospital here dedicated to St Mary Magdalen and the later possession by Magdalen College is only a coincidence so far as the name is concerned.