English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Eaves

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • le Eyves 1484 WollCh
  • ye Eyvys 1521 ShefBC
  • Eyvys Chapel 1531 Lanc
  • Eyves 1549 FF

Etymology

Eaves, le Eyves 1484WollCh , ye Eyvys 1521ShefBC , Eyvys Chapel 1531 Lanc, Eyves 1549FF . 'Edge of a wood', v. efes .