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.

Yelnow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Odell

Historical Forms

  • Jelnho 13th Ashby

Etymology

OE  (æt þæm ) geolwan hohe , 'at the yellow-coloured hoh.'Local topographical enquiry suggests no reason for this name.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement