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The name Boddington comes from Henry Boddington a shepherd who grazed his sheep on the banks of the Hotham River in the late 1800's. A pool in the Hotham River, which Henry frequently camped at had been named Boddington Pool by the early settlers.
The last name “Boddington” carries a significant historical weight, reflecting the rich tapestry of genealogy and the evolution of surnames over centuries. Understanding the meaning and origins of this surname offers insights into individual identities, family histories, and the cultural landscapes from which they emerge.
Early Origins of the Boddington family. The surname Boddington was first found in Gloucestershire at Boddington, a parish, in the union of Tewkesbury, partly in the Lower division of the hundred of Westminster.
The origin of the name could be Botas Hill (dun) or, as Baker surmises, it could be compounded of Boten, a contraction of the Saxon plural of botl, a habitation, and dune or done, a down, which corresponds with the situation of the upper village.
Boddington was almost certainly founded in Anglo-Saxon times. [3] The spelling of Boddington has changed over the centuries. In the Domesday Book it is given as Botendon. [4] A survey of Northamptonshire from the 12th century gives the name as Bottelendon, while The Calendar of Close Rolls from 1244 states the name as Budinton.
Jun 22, 2020 · Boddington’s became known as The Cream of Manchester in the 1980s, but to understand how it became such a huge part of the city’s history we need to go back to a time when people drank beer instead of water.
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The town owes its name to an early settler, Henry Boddington, who was a farmer and shepherd in the 1860s and 1870s and leased land in the area in 1875, later moving to Wagin. His name became associated with a pool in the Hotham River at which he frequently camped.
