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.

Clennon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Paignton

Historical Forms

  • Clendon 1567 PembSurv 1748 Recov

Etymology

is Clendon 1567 Pemb Surv, 1748Recov . ' Clean hill , ' i.e. one cleared of undergrowth , etc . , v. clæne , dun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement