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.

Padney

Other OS name in the Parish of Wicken

Historical Forms

  • Padeneye 1405 BM
  • Padney Field c.1840 TA

Etymology

is Padeneye 1405 BM, Padney Field c. 1840TA . Probably ' frogs' low-lying land , ' v. ēg and cf. Padnal infra 222 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement