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Survey of English Place-Names

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Haydon, Haydon Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rodbourne Cheney

Historical Forms

  • Haydon(e) 1242 Fees 1332 SR 1428 FA
  • Heydon(e) 1249,1279 Ass 1255 FF 1291 Tax
  • Haydonwyk 1249 Ass
  • Wykeheydon 1268 ib
  • Haydoneswyk 1321 ib
  • Wyke 1332 SR
  • Wyke juxta Bluntesdon 1419 FF
  • Heydon Week 1595 ib

Etymology

Haydon, Haydon Wick is Haydon (e )1242 Fees, 1332SR , 1428 FA, Heydon (e )1249, 1279Ass , 1255 FF, 1291 Tax, Haydonwyk 1249Ass , Wykeheydon 1268 ib., Haydoneswyk 1321 ib., Wyke 1332SR , Wyke juxta Bluntesdon 1419FF , Heydon Week 1595 ib.The first element may be either OE  (ge)hæg, 'enclosure, hedge,' or heg, 'hay.' The second element is dun . Haydon Wick means 'the dairy-farm attached to Haydon Manor,' v. wic and supra 25.

Places in the same Parish