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Whiteway Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Witeweia 1086 DB
  • Whiteweye 1234 Fees396
  • Whyteweye 1238 Ass 1242 Fees790
  • Whitweye 1333 SR
  • Whythaweye 1335 Ass

Etymology

Self-explanatory. The soil here is white clay.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement