Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Yhenedon', Yenedon', Yendon', Hynendon', Yeningdon' 1241 Ass

• Yeuedon, Ythengdone 1284 ib

• Yenedon' 13th AddCh

• Yenendon' 13th ib

• Yenendune 13th ib

• Yhenindone 13th ib

• Yevingdon 1293 Ipm

• Yendon' 1294 SR

• Yevenden Ed1 BM 1481–2 RentSur

• Yeuyndon 1316 FA

• Yevyndon 1341 Cl

• Manor or Farme of Evendens or Indens 1602 Finchampstead

• Evendens Farme 1607 RentSur

• Inden Farm 1761 Rocque

• Indens Farm 1790 Pride

• Evendons Farm 1846 Snare

Etymology

Evendon's Fm, Yhenedon ', Yenedon ', Yendon ', Hynendon ', Yeningdon '1241Ass (p), Yeuedon , Ythengdone 1284ib , Yenedon '13thAddCh 38646 (p), Yenendon '13thib 38648 (p), Yenendune 13thib 38649 (p), Yhenindone 13thib 38650 (p), Yevingdon 1293 Ipm, Yendon '1294SR (p), Yevenden Ed 1 BM, 1481–2RentSur , Yeuyndon 1316 FA, Yevyndon 1341 Cl (p), Manor or Farme of Evendens or Indens 1602 Finchampstead, Evendens Farme 1607RentSur , Inden Farm 1761 Rocque, Indens Farm 1790 Pride, Evendons Farm 1846 Snare. The final el. is dūn 'hill', sometimes weakened to -den . The spellings show a great deal of variety, but the first el. may be efen 'flat, level'.The farm is on the edge of a narrow ridge formed by the 200′ contour.A prosthetic Y - is fairly common in names beginning with E -.Professor Löfvenberg considers that in view of the persistent Y - in the early forms the first el. is more likely to be a pers.n. Geofa , as in Evington Gl 2 83, Yeaveley Db 619, Yeoveney Mx 19, Jevington Sx 412.