Puddletown Hundred
Hundred in the County of Dorset
Historical Forms
- Pideletone hundret c.1086 GeldR
- Pideleton'- hundredum 1188 P
- hundredum de Pid(d)elton 1199,1210 1428 FA
- hundr' de Pideleton 1212,1227 Fees 1256 FF 1275 RH
- hundred of Deuelissh, hundred of Deuelysh 1337,1354 Pat
- Hundr' de Deulich 1520 PlR
- Leberty of Devl', Liberty of Diulish 1641 Ilch
- Piddlehinton Liberty 1795 Boswell
- Liberty of Piddle Hinton 1664 HTax
Etymology
Named from Puddletown which was the caput of the hundred and to which manor it was annexed (Anderson 117). For a possible meeting-place of the hundred, v. the lost f.n. Modbergh in Puddletown par. infra , cf. also domus vocat ' le Hundred House 1625Wal .