English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Baddingmere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsham

Historical Forms

  • Baddingemere
  • Baddyngmere 1312,1337 ADvi
  • Badingemere 1327 SR

Etymology

Baddingmere (lost) is Baddingemere (n.d. AD vi), Baddyngmere (1312, 1337 AD vi) and was the home of Wm de Badingemere (1327 SR). 'Pool (v. mere) of Bada's people.' v. ing .