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.

Cloderton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Duxford

Historical Forms

  • Kaleuhel c.1235 CaiCh
  • Caluedune 1278 ib
  • Calewedone 1303,1316 ib
  • Kalewedene 1308 ib
  • Collodenhyll 1589 Ct

Etymology

Cloderton (6″) is possibly to be identified with Kaleuhel c. 1235CaiCh , Caluedune 1278 ib., Calewedone 1303, 1316 ib., Kalewedene 1308 ib., Collodenhyll 1589Ct . 'Bare hill,' v. calu , dūn .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement