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.

Calverton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Calverton

Historical Forms

  • Calvretone 1086 DB
  • Caluerton 1227 Ass
  • Calvertone 1284 FA

Etymology

OE  cealfra -tūn , 'calves' farm' v. cealf , tun . The Nt place of this name is called [kɔˑvətən] or [kɑˑvətən], but no pronunciation except the spelling one has been traced for this one.In 1227 (Ass ) there is mention of a Caluercote , apparently in Calverton.

Places in the same Parish