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.

Teignharvey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stokeinteignhead

Historical Forms

  • Taigna 1086 DB
  • Teyngin Tynhide 1285 FA
  • Tenghervey 1288 Ass
  • Teynghervy 1334 SR 1351 Ipm

Etymology

The identity of this Hervey is unknown.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement