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.

Claremont

Early-attested site in the Parish of Esher

Historical Forms

  • Claremount Park 1765 R.

Etymology

Claremont is Claremount Park 1765 R. This was a property bought by the Earl of Clare in 1714 and called after his own title 'Clare Mont' (VCH iii, 447).