Elmdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Elmdon
Historical Forms
- Elmedone 1086 DB
- Elmedon(a) 1217 Bracton 1221 FF 1656 Dugdale
- Elmeduna 1233 Bracton
- Elmeden 1309 Ass
- Aumedona 1199 FF
- Heumedone 1235 Fees
- Helmedon(e) 1262 Ass 1576 S
- Ilmedon 1297 Pat
- Elmendon 1316 Ipm
- Elmyndon 1458 KnowleG
Etymology
OE elma dūn , 'hill of the elms,' v. dun .