 Archaeological finds at the current location of the hamlet indicate occupation as early as the Iron Age, lasting into Roman times.Under the name of "Wadone", the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, being held by a Saxon called Alvric, supporting two plough teams, and also having meadow and pasture.The Saxons used wood both for building and their utensils, so they have left little evidence in the archaeological record, other than a possible fragment of late Saxon pottery found at the site.