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.

Youlditch

Other OS name in the Parish of Okehampton and Okehampton Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Yoldedych 1339 Ass
  • Yoldeche 1461 IpmR

Etymology

is Yoldedych 1339Ass (p), Yoldeche 1461 IpmR . ' Old ditch . '