Diglis Locks
Early-attested site in the Parish of St Peters without Worcester
Historical Forms
- Dudeley 1299 RBB 18th
- Dudleg, Dudley(a), Dudleye 1232 Ch c.1275 WoCh 1284,1288 Wigorn 1327 Pat 1349 CompR
- Duydeley 1375 CompR
- Digley 1483 Pat
- Dudley 1490 WoCh
- Dydeley 1518 More 1535 VE
- Digeley, Dudeley 1546 LP
- Diglis 1640–1663 Townsend
- Dougleys al. Diglis 1649 Surv
- Dugleys al. Digleys 1669 WoCh
Etymology
meadow called Dudley 1490 WoCh
This is the clearing (v. leah ) of either Dudda or Dydda . In the former case we have the same curious phonetic development that is found in Dinnington (Nb), Dinton (Bk, W), which all go back to OE Dunna . For the change from Didley to Digley we may compare Bignam for Biddenham (PN BedsHu 26), where we have a similar change from d to g before a liquid. This place has naturally been much confused by indexers and editors with Dudley in the same county.