Bredon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bredon
Historical Forms
- Breodun in Hui 775 BCS209 11th
- Breadun, Breodun 780 BCS234
- Breodun in provincia Hwicciorum 780 BCS236 11th
- Breodun 841 BCS134 11th DB 1086
- Breoduninga gemære 984 Earle
- Bridona c.1086 EveA 1190
- Bredon 1208 Fees37 1295 Pat
- Brudone 1299 RBB 18th
- Breudon 1302 Pat
Etymology
For this hill-name v. IPN 25. It was distinguished from Breedon (Lei), also in Mercia, as 'Bredon among the Hwicce ,' v. Introd. xv. The Herberd of the 1295 form is unknown.