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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>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dedham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dedham.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dedham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dedham.html |
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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>. A. D. MILLS. "Dedham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dedham.html A. D. MILLS. "Dedham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dedham.html |
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