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.

Peadhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • Pedehael 1086 DB
  • Pedehill 1205 FF 1285 FA
  • Padehill' 1242 Fees773
  • Pyadihull 1281 Ass
  • Peadehull 1326 Ipm 1428 FA
  • Peadehill 1339 Ass 1346 FA
  • Pidehull 1303 FA
  • Peadle 1642 SR

Etymology

'Peada 's hill.'