Idover Demesne Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dauntsey
Historical Forms
- Ydouere 850 BCS458 14th
- Idoure 956 14th RegMalm 13th
- Idovers 1670 Aubrey
- Tidoure 1214 FF 1228 Cl
- Didoure 1228 ib
- Tydovere 1242 Fees 1257 FF 1301 Ipm
- Tydo(u)re 1288 RegMalm 1293,1313 Abbr
- Tydovere 1312 Cl
- Tideur 1228 ib
- Tydeuere 1293 Abbr
Etymology
In the OE and in the 1228 Close Roll forms the reference is to a stream, viz. Brinkworth Brook supra 2–3, just to the north of the farm; in the other cases the reference is to the farm itself.For the history of the name Idover, cf. under Brinkworth Brook supra 2–3. The forms with initial t would seem to be due to fusion of final t in æt and the initial vowel in Idover.