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.

Culverton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Monks and Princes Risborough

Historical Forms

  • Culu'don 1199 Cur 1200 Fines 1241 Ass
  • Culverdon 1247 Ass 1434 Pat
  • Coluerdon 1262 Ass 13th ADi 1325 Cl
  • Colveredon 1290 Ipm

Etymology

'Wood-pigeon hill' v. culfre , dun . The same place seems to be referred to as Culuerhamhull (v. ham, hyll) in FF 1271.