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.

Widdington Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Upavon

Historical Forms

  • Wydyndene 1331 MinAcct
  • Withendene 1488 DuLa
  • Weddington 1773 AandD

Etymology

Widdington Fm is Wydyndene 1331MinAcct , Withendene 1488DuLa , Weddington 1773 A and D. Possibly a compound of OE  wiðegn , 'withy,' as in Wiggen Hall (PN Herts 106–7), and denu, 'valley.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement