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.

Clevelode

Early-attested site in the Parish of Powick

Historical Forms

  • Clivelade, Clyuelade c.1086 EveA 1190 Wigorn 1237 SR 1275
  • Clivelode 1275,1332 SR

Etymology

The lad is clearly the ferry across the Severn to Clifton, but the 'cleve' (v. clif ) is probably that at Clevelode itself rather than the one at Clifton.