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.

Wendover

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wendover

Historical Forms

  • Wændofran c.970 BCS1174 12th
  • Wendoure 1086 DB 1155 P 1183 BM 1199 FineR Ri P
  • Wenduura 1167 P
  • Wandoura Ri P
  • Wendore 1220 Bract
  • Wendovere 1231 Bract

Etymology

v. IPN 25. Probably an old stream-name.

Places in the same Parish