Playden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Playden
Historical Forms
- Pleidenā 1086 DB 1332 SR
- Pleydon 1279 Ass
- doune 1316 FA
- Pleindenne 1225 Pens
- Pleyndenne 1288 Ass
- Plaidenam c.1195 Pens
- Playdenne 1340 NI
- Plaiden 1379 IpmR
- Plaiden by Rye 1380 Pat
- Pleaden 1610 Norden
Etymology
'Plega's swine-pasture,' v. denn . The name Plega is not on independent record but would be a regular pet-form of OE names in Pleg -. 'Play swine-pasture,' i.e. where the animals sport, is also possible.