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.

Eldroth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Ellerhowyth 1383 MinAcct
  • El(l)droth(e) 1596 PRClp 1599 FF
  • Eldrodes als. Eldreth 1623 ib

Etymology

Eldroth, Ellerhowyth 1383MinAcct , El (l )droth (e )1596 PRClp, 1599 FF, Eldrodes als. Eldreth 1623 ib. 'Alder hill or headland', v. elri , hǫfuð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement