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.

Lixton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aveton Giffard

Historical Forms

  • Lyvegherston 1296 ADvi
  • Liv(e)ger(e)ston 1417 ADvi
  • Lygiston 1421 ADvi
  • Lyxton 1507 ADiii
  • Lyvegher 1296 ADvi

Etymology

v. tun . It may be noted that the name Liueger (i.e. Lēofgār ) is on record in Devon c. 1100 (Earle 259).