Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• cops called Morden 1603 Weld2

• Upr Marden, Marden Wd 1838 TA

Etymology

, cops called Morden 1603Weld 2, Upr Marden , Marden Wd 1838TA , from denu ' valley ' , perhaps with mere 2 ' a mare ' although the first form points to mōr ' moor, marshland ' ; the wood is situated above the valley which gives name to Dogshole and Heath Bottom supra .