Dedham

Dedham

Dedham, USA The town in Massachusetts is named after the village of Dedham, possibly ‘Dydda's Homestead’, in England whence some of the settlers came; the one in Maine after the town in Massachusetts.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dedham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Dedham

Dedham Essex. Delham [sic] 1086 (DB), Dedham 1166. ‘Homestead or village of a man called *Dydda’. OE pers. name + hām.

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A. D. MILLS. "Dedham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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