Liddaton Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brentor
Historical Forms
- Lideltona 1086 DB
- Liddintone 1166 RBE
- Estlidinton 1256 Ass
- Lyditune 1272 Ipm
- Liddeton(e) 1166 LN 1193 Oliver
- Lideton 1228 FF
- Lydeton 1238 Ass 1330 SR
- West Lidethon 1242 Fees78
- Estlideton 1256 Ass
- Westledeton 1408 Ass
Etymology
v. tun . The place presumably takes its name from the river Lyd, v. supra 9, though no spellings with a u have been found.The OE form was either Hlydantūn or perhaps Hlydingtūn . Cf. Tæfingstoc for Tavistock infra 217.