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.

Dudland

Other OS name in the Parish of East Down

Historical Forms

  • Dodeland' 1175 P
  • Dudlands 1630 DCoNQ3,47

Etymology

is Dodeland '1175 P(p), Dudlands 1630 DCo NQ 3, 47 . Probably ' Dud (d )a 's land . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement