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.

Calverton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Calverton

Historical Forms

  • Calvretone 1086 DB
  • Calverton(a) c.1190 Dane 1232 Ch 1284 FA 1312 FF 1332 SR
  • Kalverton(a) 1242 Fees
  • Kalvirton 1275 RH
  • Calverton al. Caverton 1583 FF
  • Coverton 1663 ParReg(Barton)
  • Carleton al. Calverton 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

'Calves' farm,' v. tun . The first element goes back to the genitive plural c (e )alfra .