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.

Yewden Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hambleden

Historical Forms

  • Yueden 1255 RH
  • Iweden 1265 Misc
  • Yveden 1338 Ipm 1346 FA
  • Iueden 1357 Cl 1478 ADii
  • Ewden 1546 LP

Etymology

'Yew-valley' v. iw , denu . There is still an ancient avenue of yews here.