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.

Eveleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broad Clyst

Historical Forms

  • Iueleia 1086 DB
  • Iveleg 1259 FF
  • Yvelegh 1275 RH
  • Yevelegh 1378 IpmR
  • Eveleigh 1733 FF

Etymology

Eveleigh (lost) is

Iueleia 1086 DB, Iveleg 1259 FF, Yvelegh 1275 RH (p), Yevelegh 1378 IpmR, Eveleigh 1733FF . 'Īfa 's leah,' cf. Ivinghoe (PN Bk 96).