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.

Agden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Aykeden 1329 Hlm
  • Akedon 1332 Ipm
  • Akedene 1442 Comp
  • Akedeyn 1473 SheffCh
  • Akden 1385 SheffMan

Etymology

Agden, Aykeden 1329 Hlm, Akedon 1332 Ipm, Akedene 1442 Comp, Akedeyn 1473 SheffCh, Akden 1385 SheffMan. 'Oak valley', v. āc , denu , with ON  eik in the first spelling. Cf. Agden (Bashall) pt. vi infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name