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.

Dudgemore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cricklade

Historical Forms

  • Dodesmerey Duddesmere t.Hy4 Ct
  • Dodesmere 1406 IpmR

Etymology

Dudgemore Fm (6″) is Dodesmerey Duddesmere t. Hy 4Ct , Dodesmere 1406 IpmR. 'Dodd 's or Dudd 's mere or pool.' For the sound development cf. Dadglow (PN Wa 171).