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.

Chevithorne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • Chevetorna, Chiveorna 1086 DB
  • Chevethorn 1198 FF 1285 FA
  • Westchevethorn, Westchevathorn 1339 Ass
  • Chivethorn(e) 1238 Ass 1242 Fees786
  • Chyvethorn(e) 1316 FA
  • Chyfethorn 1242 Fees791
  • Cheathorne 1630 Westcote

Etymology

'Cifa 's thorntree' or Ceofa 's, cf. Chivenor supra 45.