The hamlet is named
Anglo Saxon in origin, meaning, Dodda's Ford in modern English.[3] Although, originally in the parish of
Biddlesden, the hamlet was annexed to Stowe in the 17th century to provide extra living accommodation for the
servants of the new
manor house.
The hamlet still exists today, though it remains quite small in size. It has never had a public house but had a shop and post office until the 1980s. It has retained an iconic red telephone kiosk.[4]
^Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 145.
ISBN9780199609086.