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.

Afton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Berry Pomeroy

Historical Forms

  • Afetona 1086 DB
  • Affeton 1293 Fees 1297 Pat 1394 Ass

Etymology

'Aeffa 's farm,' v. tun . Cf. Afton (Wt), Affetune DB.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement