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.

Camlet Moat

Early-attested site in the Parish of Enfield

Historical Forms

  • de Camelot 1441 MinAcct
  • North Camelott Ground 1649 LMxASvi
  • Camelot Moat, Camelott Way 1658 ParlSurv

Etymology

Camlet Moat is loggii (gen .) de Camelot 1441MinAcct , North Camelott Ground 1649 LMxAS vi, Camelot Moat , Camelott Way 1658ParlSurv , Camlet Moat 1822 Scott, Fortunes of Nigel . There is an old moat and camp here. The name is clearly derived from the Camelot of Arthurian legend. Fictitious names of such origin are rare, but cf. Pendragon Castle (We). The site is traditionally that of the ancient manor-house of Enfield (Lysons ii, 282). This tradition is supported by the fact that it lies in a meadow called Oldbury, i.e. old manor, v. burh .