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Kent J.K. Wallenberg Uppsala 1934 Applbergs Boktryckeriaktiebolag Page 81 COWDEN Crippenden 125 C 7: de Cryppenden’ 1278 Ass (S.C); Grippindenne 1301 Subs (S. Som. hd); 1311 FF. – The second el. Is OE denn “pasture”. – The place seems in modern times to have been called Crippenden or Crittenden (v.ArchC 14, 153). The later variant is not supported by the early evidence. It is perhaps due to confusion with Crittenden 125 C 13, ca. 13ms to the east of Crippenden. - Page 190 BRENCHLEY Crittenden 125 C 13; Westeringedon’ 1202 Cur; Westoteringeden 1202-3 FF; Westgaterindenne [1227-35] BM.I; Westroterindenne 1227-38 Reg Roff, p 186 (v also ArchC 3, 228); Westgūnīgden’ 1240 Ass (s.B); Guteringden 1258 Ass (S.B); de Cot’inden (3x), de Tot’ingden 1279 QW (S.B); Will. Crotynden of Lamberherst 1451 Pat. – The forms are evidently very corrupt. The earliest forms no doubt contain OE west “west”. G-, C- and T- are very similar in ME script. It seems to me most likely that the name is an -ing formation of OE Cūphere or Gūphere, pers. ns. An OE *Cūphering – or *Gūpheringdenn may very well give ME *Cut(e)ring – or *Gut(e)ringden. The r, which originally belongs to the second syllable, has crept into the first syllable. The change of u to i in the stressed syllable may be paralleled in Crit Hall (<Crute-, Crotehole) in Benenden. – According to Hasted, II, 374, k, Westroterindenne (Reg Roff) was at this time called Witherenden. I have found no trace of this form for the name discussed. The identity of Westroterindenn with Crittenden is obvious from the fact that W. is situated between Badeshulle = Badsell 125 B 13 and Mattefield = Matfield 125 C 13 and accordingly occupies the same position as the modern Crittenden. Page 214 HEADCORN Cruttenden (lost): Crotinden’ 1256 FF; de Crotynden, de Crotyndenn’, de Crottindenne 1270 Ass; de Crotinden’ 1343-4 Ass; de Crotyndenne 1357 FF; Crothenden 1531 ArchC 29, 205; Blechenden, al. Cruttenden 1782 Hasted, II, 395.- On the first el. See discussion of Crit Hall in Benenden, v.infra. Page 319 CRANBROOK Chittenden 126 E 4: de Chityndenn’ 1292 Ass; de Chytindenn’ 1313 Ass; de Chytyngdenne, 1314 Ass; de Chittynden’ 1388 Subs; de Chitindenn’ 1346 Subs; de Chitindenne 1347 Subs. – There is another Chittenden 125 A 8 of which no early forms are found. cf. discussion of Chitty 117 D 4 in Chislet, v.infra. Ass Assize Rolls for Kent ArchC Archaeologia Cantiana. Transactions of the Kent Archaeological Society. London 1855ff. B.M. Index to the Charters and rolls in the British Museum. Ed. H.J. Ellis and F.B. Bickley. London 1900-12 Cur FF Feet of fines of Kent ns. Pat. pers. QW Reg Roff Registrum Roffense, ed. J. Thorpe, London, 1769 S.C. S.Som.hd Subs Subsidy Roll for Kent v.infra |
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