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.

Ewden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Udene 1290 Ch 1307 1351 SheffMan 1442 Comp
  • Wdene 1301 Linds
  • Uden 1380 YDv,75 1822 Langd
  • Over Ewden, Nether Ewden 1616 FF
  • Over Ewden 1608 FF

Etymology

Ewden, Udene 1290 Ch, 1307 ib, YD xiii, 68, 1351 SheffMan, 1442 Comp, Wdene 1301 Linds, Uden 1380 YD v, 75, 1822 Langd, Over Ewden , Nether Ewden 1616 FF, Over Ewden 1608 FF. 'Yew-tree valley', v. īw , denu , cf. Yeadon (Bishopside) pt. v infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name