Rodington Heath
village · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Rodington Heath is a village name likely derived from a personal name and the Old English term 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead, with 'heath' referring to the surrounding open uncultivated land.
Word origins
- Rodington
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement of Hroda's people(from Hroda "personal name", -ingas "people of", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Heath
- Old Englishheathland, uncultivated land(from hæð "heath")
Historical forms
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