Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Elmedene c.1190 RD 1208×10 Fees 1242×3 Ass c.1250 GD 1256 Spec

• Elmeden a1217 Pont 1247 Spec

• elmedene c.1250 ib

• Helmedena c.1200 BM

• elmeden c.1250 Ct

• Elmeden c.1250×1300 GD 1256 Spec 1256 GD c.1260 Elemos 14th Ct c.1310(p)etfreqto1356(p) Spec 1339etfreqto1564 IPM 1340 RPD 1350 BM 1370 Ct 1375(p),1383(p) GD 1386 Wills 1456 RepMag 1637 Camden

• Elmidene 1259 Ct

• Elmedon 1300 Bek 1388 Halm 1381 Ct c.1450

• Elmed'n 1323 ib

• Elmeden' 1335(p)etfreqto1387×8(p) Spec 1382 Lond 1382 Hatf 1418 Lang

• Elmedon' 1389 Rav

• Emeldone 1315 GD

• Emeldon 1326 Spec c.1387 Ct

• Emeldon' 1328 Spec

• Emyldon 1361 IPM

• Emildon 1370 S

• Elmesdene 1338 GD

• Elueden' 1370 Spec

• Elmden' 1370(p)etfreqto1387 Spec

• Elmdene 1370 ib

• Elmdon 1717 Hud 1838 TA

• Elmden 1838 ib

• Elmenden 1370 Ct

• Emleton 1642 Sedgefield

• Emelton 1744 DX1022/11

• Emilden 1823 SurteesIII85

• High and Low Embleton alias Embledon after1723 Lond

• Embleton 1838 TA

Etymology

“A name derived from its deep hollow dene, where some remains of old elm-wood are still seen amongst the hazel copses”, Surtees III 53. OE  elm, genitive pl. elma , + denu . Cf. Adam filius Ædmundi de Elmedene c.1170 FPD.