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.

Wadden

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Waddon 1330 SR 1539 AddCh

Etymology

is Waddon 1330SR (p), 1539AddCh . Perhaps ' woadhill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement