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Survey of English Place-Names

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Calf Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penkridge

Historical Forms

  • Calfre heie 994 Duignan
  • Caleshuve c.1290 HathertonDeed
  • Cal(o)nheth(e) 1286 For
  • Calwehet 1311 Ipm
  • Caulfesheath 1612 ParReg
  • Calf(e) Heath(e) 1604 FF 1644 ParReg 1799 OpenFds 1834 O

Etymology

'The enclosure of the calves', v. calf (calfra gen. pl.), (ge)hæg, this latter el. being later replaced by hǣð 'heathland'. The 1286 form is probably a scribal error as is the c. 1290 form.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site