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.

Glendon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Glendon

Historical Forms

  • Clen(e)done 1086 DB
  • Clendon 1175 P 1388 Cl
  • Clendun 1218 ClR 1252 Cl
  • Clendoun 1401 Cl
  • Clandon 1184 P
  • Glendon 1205 FineR 1570 Recov
  • Clenyndon a.1237 BM

Etymology

'Clean hill,' i.e. clear of weeds or undergrowth, v. clæne , dun .Cf. Clandon (Sr). Similar confusion of initial c and g is found in Glenfield (Lei) and Glanvill (PN D 629).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site