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.

The Clavery

Field in the Parish of Compton Beauchamp

Historical Forms

  • 1838 TA
  • Clauerhull ' c.1150–60 Frid
  • Slauerhull ' c.1150–60 Frid c.1150–60 Frid

Etymology

The Clavery(Clauerhull', Slauerhull' c. 1150–60, Slauerhull'c. 1210–28,'clover hill', v. clǣfre, hyll)