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Waddock Copse, Waddock Cross, Waddock Drove, Waddock Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Affpuddle

Historical Forms

  • Waddoke 1564 Feth
  • Waddock(e) 1612 1647 SC
  • Waddock(e) Coppice, Waddock(e) Fm Ho, Waddock(e) Md, Waddock(e) Mill 1838 TA
  • Wadduck 1674 Seymer
  • Waddick fm 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, Waddoke 1564Feth ,Waddock (e )1612ib , 1647 SC, Waddock (e ) Coppice , Waddock (e ) Fm Ho , Waddock (e ) Md , Waddock (e ) Mill 1838TA , Wadduck 1674 Seymer (p), Waddick fm 1774 Hutch1 , perhaps ' oak-tree near the ford ' , (ge)wæd , āc ; the farm lies beside R . Frome near Hurst Bridges in Moreton par . supra , cf. Cause Waye inter Waddock et Hurst 1612Feth , v. caucie .