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.

Vauxhall (olim Duddeston Hall)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aston

Historical Forms

  • Dodeston 1204 Cur 1285 Ch 1322 Ipm 1441 Pat
  • Dudeston 1286 FF 1549 Pat
  • Dodeston al. Duddiston 1291 Ipm
  • Dodyston 1323 Cl
  • Dudson 1563 Recov
  • Dudston 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

Vauxhall (olim Duddeston Hall) is Dodeston 1204 Cur, 1285 Ch, 1322 Ipm, 1441 Pat, Dudeston 1286FF , 1549 Pat, Dodeston al. Duddiston 1291 Ipm, Dodyston 1323 Cl, Dudson 1563Recov , Dudston 1656 Dugdale. Probably 'Dudd 's farm,' v. tun . It is unlikely that the æt Duddestone of BCS 1100 refers to this place, since that is associated with Arley on Severn some distance away.In c. 1758 Duddeston Hall was opened as a resort and re-named after the London Vauxhall.