Heddon-on-the-Wall
village · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
Heddon-on-the-Wall is named after the Old English 'Heddun' (a personal name or possibly a hill name) and 'dun' (hill). The 'on-the-Wall' refers to its location next to Hadrian's Wall.
Word origins
- Heddun
- Old Englishpersonal name or hill name(from Heddun "personal name or hill name")
- dun
- Old Englishhill(from dun "hill")
- on þære wealle
- Old Englishon the wall(from on "on", weall "wall")
Historical forms
Heddone · Heddon