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.

Gorvin

Other OS name in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Garfen (sic) 1204 Cur
  • Gorfenne 1249 Ass
  • Gorvenne 1281 Ass

Etymology

is Garfen (sic)1204 Cur, Gorfenne 1249Ass (p), Gorvenne 1281Ass (p) , v. gor , fenn .