Elvendon

Elvendon is a small settlement in Oxfordshire and the Chiltern Hills, near Goring. It includes the grade II listed building Elvendon Priory.^[1][2]

Field above Elvendon Priory
Elvendon Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SU624813
Civil parish	Goring Heath
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°31′38″N 1°06′05″W

Etymology

The first element of the name is agreed to be the word elf, either in singular or plural form.^[3][4]: 67 The second element was long thought to derive from Old English dūn 'hill', but reanalysis of the primary evidence revealed that the second element is from Old English denu 'valley'. Thus at the time when it was coined, the name meant 'elves' valley' or something like it.^{[4]: 65–67}