PRN 64256 Evedon is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. It belonged to the King, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Lincoln, Colsuain, Geoffrey Alselin and Colegrim. It had a minumum population of 15 sokemen, 4 bordars and 7 villeins. A church and 2 mills are also mentioned as well as "the site of a mill". {1} The place name Evedon is Old English in origin and means "Eafa's hill". {2} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 assesses Evedon's wealth as £3 8s 0 3/4d, below average for its wapentake (Aswardhurn). {3} The Dioscesan Returns of 1563 record Evedon's population as only 13 households. {4} The population of the village had not risen by the late 17th/early 18th century, when it was still home 13 families, falling to 9. {5} In 1801, the village had a population of 86 people. This rose to 91 in 1841, before falling again to 62 in 1861. It had risen again to 80 by 1901. {6} The landowners in Evedon from the medieval period to the 19th century are discussed by Trollope. {7} Evedon is mentioned briefly in White's "Directory", and a few of its residents are named. {8} Possible late medieval crofts are visible as cropmarks around the village. {9} Evedon is listed as a shrunken medieval settlement in Healey & Roffe's gazetteer. {10}