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.

Dunterue Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dunterton

Historical Forms

  • Donterhowe 1566 DA
  • Dunterhow 1677 Recov

Etymology

Dunterue Wood on a spur of land projecting into the Tamar also contains this old Celtic name. It is Donterhowe 1566 DA 43, Dunterhow 1677Recov . v. hoh .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement