Rodington
village · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rodington is likely named from the Old English 'rūding' meaning 'clearing' and '-tün' meaning 'enclosure' or 'farmstead'. It refers to a farmstead or settlement in a clearing.
Word origins
- Roding
- Old Englishclearing(from rūding "clearing")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, farmstead(from tün "enclosure, farmstead")