Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Culverhayes 1849 EnclA

• (the) Culverhey(e) 1461,1566 Sher

• (la) Culuerhay 1464 Sher

• (la) Culuerhey 1561 Sher 17

• one close called Culverhaie alias Butclose…and a Douecot in the same close 1614 Digby

• Culuerhaie 1626 Sher

• Culverhaies 1677 Digby

• Culver Hays 1802 Map

Etymology

Culverhayes (TPlan) (ST 641164), Culverhayes 1849EnclA , (the ) Culverhey (e )1461, 1566Sher , (la ) Culuerhay 1464Sher , (la ) Culuerhey 1561 (17) Sher , one close called Culverhaie alias Butclose …and a Douecot in the same close 1614Digby , Culuerhaie 1626Sher , Culverhaies 1677Digby , Culver Hays 1802 Map, cf. the Culverhouse 1542 (17) Sher , a Coluerhowse 1548Sher , (the ) Dovehouse 1566, 1626Sher , the Doffehouse 1585Sher , Culverhouse Close , Culverhouse alias Buthey 1677Digby , 'dove enclosure(s)', v. culfre , (ge)hæg, with dovecot , culverhouse , dovehouse ; But - in Butclose , -hey may be from butt 2 'archery butt'.