Old Hampshire Gazetteer, Merdon Manor Farm, Hursley

	Merdon Manor Farm Merdon Manor Farm, Hursley
	farm
parish: county: coords:	Hursley Hampshire SU4126
refce:	HANTSLOC.t

old map:	25inch County Series map -- Hants XLIX.6


refce:	Coates 1989 MERDON CASTLE, MANOR in Hursley 'Merdon' was 1138 'Merdona' 1184 'Meredon' apparently 'Maera's hill' according to Gover, because it is on no known boundary (gemaere) and there is no pond (mere) there. But why not from 'miere'='mare', confirming the parish name (the reason for the duplication being obscure) and accounting for the 1167 form 'Merendon(a)' from hypothetical 'Mierenadun'='hill of mares'?

Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001