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.

Harepath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drewsteignton

Historical Forms

  • herepað 739 Crawf 11th
  • Herpath(e) 1330,1333 SR

Etymology

v. herepæð . The road here is the main road from Exeter to Launceston.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement