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.

Misdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Inwardleigh

Historical Forms

  • Myston 1345 Ass
  • Miston 1609 FF

Etymology

is Myston 1345Ass (p),Miston 1609FF . Probably ' mist hill , ' v. dun and cf. Mis Torinfra 195 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement