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.

Ware Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsteignton

Historical Forms

  • la Were 1277 Ass
  • Burdouneswere 1322 Ass
  • Bourdoneswere 1370 Exon
  • Bourdoun 1322 Ass189m14

Etymology

v. wer . The place was held by Robert Bourdoun in 1322 (Ass 189 m14).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement