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.

Calehouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Bratton Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Calwehous, Calewhouse 1432 DA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Calwehous , Calewhouse 1432 DA 27 . The first element is probably OE  calu , ' bare . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement