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.

Avon Mouth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • the Haven mouthe 1543 Berk
  • le Havens mouthe 1575 TRMB

Etymology

Avon Mouth (lost), the Haven mouthe 1543 Berk, le Havens mouthe 1575TRMB . 'Mouth of the Little Avon R. (i, 3 supra )', v. mūða .It is described as a fishery in the Severn.