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.

Eden

Other OS name in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Ayden 1630,1645 Briggsa.5 e.11,1166 PRKy
  • Edden 1781 PRAdd

Etymology

, 1822 Langd , Ayden 1630, 1645Briggs a. 5, e. 11, 1166 PRKy, Edden 1781 PRAdd , probably ēg ' water-meadow ' , denu ' valley ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name