Piddletrenthide
village · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Piddletrenthide is named after the river Piddle, combined with the Old English 'þrēo hyda', meaning 'three hides' (a hide being a unit of land). It refers to a settlement of three hides by the river Piddle.
Word origins
- Piddle
- Pre-CelticName of the river
- þrēo hyda
- Old Englishthree hides (unit of land)(from *þrīe hida "three hides")
Historical forms
Pidele · Pidele Trentehide