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.

Indio

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bovey Tracy

Historical Forms

  • Yondeyoe 1544 LP
  • Judeyo (sic) 1547 Pat
  • Indeho 1765 D

Etymology

Yondeyoe 1544 LP, Judeyo (sic)1547 Pat, Indeho 1765 D. '(Place) beyond the water,' v. Indicombe supra 35. The farm is directly opposite Bovey across the river.