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.

Maudlin

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westhampnett

Historical Forms

  • Hospitale Sancte Marie Magdalene de Loddesdoune juxta Halnaked c.1275 LibE
  • Maudelayn 1412 FA
  • Maudling 1823 G

Etymology

Maudlin is the site of an old leper hospital, of which the full title was Hospitale Sancte Marie Magdalene de Loddesdoune juxta Halnaked (c. 1275LibE ). The site is mentioned already c. 1200 as Loddesduna (Box ), v. dun and Lodsworth supra 26.First called Maudelayn in 1412 (FA), Maudling in 1823 (G).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement