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.

Dodderhill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dodderhill

Historical Forms

  • Dudrenhull 1096–1180 WoC c.1250
  • Duderhull 1175 WoC c.1250 Thomas 1175 Hearne'sHeming 18th c.1150 18th
  • Doderhull 13th Wigorn
  • Dodderhull, Doderhyll 1535 VE

Etymology

This points clearly to a pers. name Dudra , an r -derivative of OE  Duda . For such r -derivatives cf. Doddershall (PN Bk 110) and Pixham supra 225.