Luddington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Luddington
Historical Forms
- (æt) Ludintune 11th BCS1318
- Ludingtun 11th Heming
- Luditone 1086 DB
- Ludinton(a) 1166 RBE 1202 FF 1235 Fees 1267 Ipm 1274 Cl
- Ludington(a) 1228 Bracton 1232 Fees
- Lodin(g)ton 1242 1316 Ipm 1414–1504 StratGild
- Lodynton 1274 Cl
Etymology
'Luda 's farm,' v. ingtun . “Havingitsoriginall appellation from the name of some antient possessor thereof, as I guess” (Dugdale 528). Identical in origin with Lutton (PN Nth 204).