Kenton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kenton
Historical Forms
- Chenton(a) 1086 DB 1158 P
- Kenton(a) 1167 P 1269 Exon 1291 Tax
- Kynton 1267 Ass
- Kinton 1276 RH
- Chinton 1321 Pap
- Keynton beside Opsam 1546 Seld6
Etymology
'Farm on the Kenn river' (supra 7). Opsam is Topsham, across the river, v. supra 454.