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.

Waddon

Other OS name in the Parish of Chudleigh

Historical Forms

  • Wadden 1249 Ass
  • Waddon 1303 FA

Etymology

is Wadden 1249Ass (p), Waddon 1303 FA . Probably ' hill where woad grew , ' v. dun .