Great and Little Everdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Everdon
Historical Forms
- eferdun 944 BCS792
- eofordunenga gemære 1021–3 KCD736
- Everdon(e) 1086 DB
- Great Everdon(e), Little Everdon(e) 1317 Cl
- Churche Everdon 1323 Ass
- Eueredon' 1183 P
- Everedon 1276 Cl
Etymology
'Wild boar hill,' v. eofor , dun . For the second form cf. Dodford supra 20–1. Churche Everdon is an alternative name for Great Everdon, from the presence of the church there.