Kelvedon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kelvedon
Historical Forms
- (æt) Cynlaue dyne 998 Crawfix
- Cynlæuedene 11th ib
- Kynleuedene 1066 KCD824 14th
- Kinleof(e)den(e) 1066 WDB
- Kinleueden(e) 1066 ib
- Kenleueden(e) 1066 WDB, WestmA
- Kenleveden(e) 1203–26 FF 1206 Cur 1212 RBE 1235 Ass a.1272 Colch
- Kenlevedane 1261 Fees
- Cheneleuedona, Cheneleuedena 1141–51 WDB
- Chelleuadanā, Chelleuedana 1086 DB
- Keleuuedune, Keleuueden 1140–58 WDB
- Kelleveden(e), Celleveden(e) 1157–1221 WDB 1185 Templars 1230 Fees 1346 Ipm
- Cellevedon 1251 Ch
- Cellevedun 1303 FA
- Keluedene 1163–88 WDB
- Kelvedon t.Ed2 Ch 1428 FA 1494 ADi 1535 VE
- Kelveden 1314 FF 1460–8 ADi
- Kelvdon 1428 FA
- Kellen(e)den(e) 1254 FF 1343 Colch
- Kellen(e)dun 1260 Bodl
- Kyllouunden 1285 Ass
- Killauedene 14th Crawfix
- Kellweden 1340 Ipm
- Kelden 1476 IpmR 1535 VE 1538 FF
- Keldon 1532 ADv
- Keldon alias Esterford 1574 FF
- Kendonhalle 1535 MinAcct
- Kewydon 1552 FF
- Kyldenhall in Keldyng 1573 Recov
Etymology
'Cynelāf 's valley,' v. denu . The first form shows an inverted spelling with OE y for e . Were it not for the fact that the first form is derived from a 10th-century original it would be more satisfactory to suggest a feminine personal name Cyneleofu which would fit all the later forms in -leue - and obviate the difficulty of the absence of genitival -es . Cyneleofu as a feminine name would have gen. Cyneleofe . For the difficulties of identification see Kelvedon Hatch supra 58–9.