Lovaton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Meavy
Historical Forms
- Lovyeton 1242 Fees789 1378 IpmR
- Loveton 1273 Cl
- Loveton Bastard 1303 FA
- Loviaton 1284 FA
- Louyngton 1505 Dartmoor
Etymology
v. tun . The first element must be a pers. name Lufa or Lēofa with the intrusive vowel noticed supra xxxvi. Cf. also William Lovya and Robert Lovye 1309, 1318 Exon. Baldwin le Bastard held the manor in 1284 (FA).