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.

Claverham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlington

Historical Forms

  • Claveham, Clavreham, Clavesham 1086 DB
  • Claverham 1488 Lewes
  • Clavreham t.Steph France

Etymology

Claverham is Claveham , Clavreham , Clavesham 1086 DB, Claverham n.d. Lewes et freq to 1488 Ipm, Clavreham t. Steph France (p). 'Clover-homestead (or enclosure),' v. clæfre , ham(m) and cf. Claverham (So) and Claverhambury (Ess).