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.

Huntland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • Huntelande 1173–5 Ch 1329
  • Huntilond 1275 RH
  • Huntalonde 1315 Exon
  • Hountelond 1330 SR

Etymology

'Land of the huntsman' (OE  hunta ) or 'of the hunt' (ME  hunte ). Cf. Huntland (PN NbDu 121).