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.

Mettaford

Other OS name in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Meatteford 1345 Ass
  • Matteford 1566 DA
  • Metford 1593 ParReg

Etymology

is Meatteford 1345Ass (p), Matteford 1566 DA 34, Metford 1593ParReg , v. Martinhoe supra 65 .