Fiddington
Early-attested site in the Parish of Market Lavington
Historical Forms
- Fifede Lavynton 1270 Pat
- Fyfhyde Verdoyn 1309 Ipm
- Fyfhide juxta Lavynton 1319 FF
- Fifhide Verdon juxta Steple Lavington 1378 ib
- Fydynton juxta Stepellavyntone 1306 FF
- Fydyngton juxta Steple Lavyngton 1395 ib
- Fedyngton 1450 IpmR
- Fytyngton 1497 Ipm
- Fiddington t.Eliz ChancP
- Fiffehed Verdon alias Fidington 1577 Recov
Etymology
The older name means 'five hides,' v. Fifield supra 207 and Introd. xviii. Later the element ingtun seems to have been added to it so as to make it conform to a more usual type. The Verdon family have not been noted in medieval documents nearer than at Stoke Farthing (supra 206).