Bishopsteignton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bishopsteignton
Historical Forms
- Taintona 1086 DB
- Teigtune (sic) 1133 Earle
- Teinton c.1150 Launceston 14th P 1185 Pap 1224
- Teyngton 1245 Pap
- Teygtone Episcopi 1262 Exon
- Teynton Bishops 1341 Pat
Etymology
'Farm on the Teign river' (supra 14), v. tun . The manor was held by the bishop of Exeter in 1086 (DB f. 117).