Drewsteignton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Drewsteignton
Historical Forms
- Taintona 1086 DB
- Teintun 1235 BM
- Teinton 1238 Ass
- Teynton 1244 FF
- Teyngton Drue 1275 RH
- Druesteynton t.Ed1 BM
- Druesteyngton 1327 Ass
- Driuisteynton 1342 Pat
- Drewstenton 1623 Wills
Etymology
'Farm on the river Teign' (supra 14), v. tun . Drogo (i.e. Drew ) is first mentioned in connexion with the place in 1210 (RBE).
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