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.

West Heanton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland Filleigh

Historical Forms

  • Hanton(a) 1086 DB 1266 DA
  • Heanton 1268 DA
  • Dainesheaunton (sic) 1314 BM
  • Davysheanton 1420 Cl

Etymology

'At the high farm,' v. heah , tun . The identity of Davy is not known.