Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Euresdone 1086 DB 1199 CurR

• Evresdon 1200–3 Cur 1317 Ch 1382 FF

• Eversedon 1310 ib

• Eueresdona 1086 ICC

• Michel Eueresdona 1272 Ass

• Euerisdone, Euerisdone magna ib.

• Everesdon(e) 1202 FF 1448 et freq

• Everesdon(e) Magna, Everesdon(e) Parva 1240 FF

• Everesdun 1227 ib

• Everesdoun 1391,1401 Cl

• Everesden(e) 1254 Val 1340 Ipm

• Evereston 1387 Cl

• Everisdon, Everysdon 1279 RH 1282 Ipm 1475 Pat

• Euersdon(e) 1086 BrC 13th Ely 13th

• Eversdon(e) 1239 FF 1503 ADiv

• Eversdune 1239 FF

• Eversden 1303 FF 1553 Pat

• Eversdoun 1420 Cl

• Everston 1442 IpmR

• Au(e)resdone 1086 DB

• æuerdune, Neuueretona 1086 InqEl

• Euerdon(e) 1199 P

• Euerdon(e) maior 13th Ely

• Everdon' 1205 Cur 1229 Cl 1524 ADv

• Everden 1549 Pat

• Evyrdoun 1403 Cl

• Heversdun 1218 SR

• Heverisdon' 1275–9 RH

• Evesdon 1239 FF

• Hevesdon 1271 ib

• Evysdon 1492 Ipm

Etymology

'Boar's hill' or that of Eofor , v. eofor , dūn . For the compound cf. Eversholt (PN BedsHu 123), Euereswell (e )(felde )c. 1250StJohn 'sH , 1440Queens ' (Eversden), Euereshel c. 1206ElyCh , c. 1250ElyM (Ely), Eueresdune ib. (West Wratting) and Euereshow 1219FF (Great Shelford).