Upavon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Upavon
Historical Forms
- Oppavrene 1086 DB
- Upeavena 1172 P
- Uppehavene 1268 Ass
- Uphavene 1176 P 1198 Abbr
- Huphavene 1202 Cur 1203 Bracton
- Upavene 1211 RBE c.1230 SarumCh
- Uphaven t.Eliz WMxxi
Etymology
('Settlement) further up the river Avon' (supra 1), in distinction from Netheravon infra 331.