Wardour
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wardour
Historical Forms
- (æt) weard oran 899–925 BCS591
- Werdore 1086 DB 1199 Abbr 1200 1322 FF 1350 Ipm
- Waredovre 1201 Abbr
- Weredore 1242 Fees 1318,1324 Ipm
- Werdure 1316 FA 1319 FF
- Werdour 1393 Pat 1430 Cl
- Wardere 1461 Pat
- Warder 1504 PCC
- Warder alias Wardoure 1569 FF
Etymology
The name is a compound of OE weard , 'watch,' and ora, 'slope,' etc. Cf. Wardle (PN La 57).