Biddesden Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chute and Chute Forest
Historical Forms
- Bedesdene 901 BCS597 15th DB 1086
- Beddesden 1272 FF
- Budesden(e) 1257 For 1289 Ass
- Budisden(e) 1286 Ch
- Buddesden(e) 1297 Pat 1332 SR 1345 Pat 1428 FA 1535 VE
- Biddeston 1738 Sadler
Etymology
Biddesden lies in a valley which may have been named byd from OE byd , 'tub, vessel,' noted under Bydemill Brook supra 4.To this OE denu, 'valley,' may have been added later when the element was no longer understood.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashmore Pond
- Banks Hill
- Breach Lane
- Cadley
- Cathanger Wood
- Chessams Copse
- Croft Hanger
- Dean Fm
- Flinty
- Flint Lane
- Gammons Fm
- Hackney Plantation
- Highland Copse
- Honey Bottom
- Hookwood Row
- Ladies Lawn
- Limmer Copse
- Little Down
- Lodge Copse
- Long Bottom
- Mankhorn Round
- Mount Cowdown
- New Zealand
- Oxhanger Wood
- Redhouse Fm
- Sheephouse Copse
- Thicket Plantation
- Well Bottom
- Ho
- The Wilderness