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.

Waldron

Major Settlement in the Parish of Waldron

Historical Forms

  • Waldere, Waldrene 1086 DB
  • Waldrena 1121 AC t.Steph BM
  • Waldern(e) 1242 Ch 1610 Norden
  • Waldron 1336,1487 ADi
  • Walldron 1579 MarC
  • Kynges Waldron 1585 MarC
  • Waddern 1195 FF
  • Waudern(e) 1230 FF 1294 Misc

Etymology

'Forest house,' v. weald , ærn .