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.

Clyst Hydon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clyst Hydon

Historical Forms

  • Clist 1086 DB 1242 Fees786
  • Clyst Ydone 1258–77 Exon
  • Clisthydon 1285 FA
  • Hidune in 1242 (Fees 786)

Etymology

For the river Clyst, v. supra 3. The manor was held by Ricardus de Hidune in 1242 (Fees 786).

Places in the same Parish