Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Haddon' 1525 Weld2

• Hadden 1581 Brid

• Hadden Hill 1811 OS

• Haddon Hill 1841 TA(Chideock)

• Haldown Hill 1843 ib

Etymology

, 1769DCMMap , 1863 Hutch3 , Haddon '1525Weld 2, Hadden 1581Brid , Hadden Hill 1811 OS, Haddon Hill 1841TA (Chideock), Haldown Hill 1843ib ( Whitchurch C . ) , ' heath hill, heather-covered hill ' , from hǣð and dūn , the later spelling with medial - r - having been influenced by nearby Chardown Hill in Stanton St G . par. supra ; on the Saxon finds here , v. DoNHAS 90232 ff .