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.

Elversgreen Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Knowle

Historical Forms

  • croft, voc. Elvordis 1422 Ct
  • Elvers elme, past, voc. Elvord, Elvordes mead, Elvord closes, Elford 1608 LRMB

Etymology

Elversgreen Fm is croft , voc. Elvordis 1422Ct , Elvers elme , past , voc. Elvord , Elvordes mead , Elvord closes , Elford 1608LRMB .This is probably a manorial name.