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.

Elvedon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pertenhall

Historical Forms

  • Elvendon(e) 1086 DB 1220,1325 FF
  • Eluesdon 1163 P
  • Eluedun 1163–79 BHRSi.118
  • Elueden 1179 P 1202 FF
  • Eluedon 1220 FF 1276 Ass

Etymology

The dun or hill of Aelf or Aelfa . Both these names are on record in OE.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement