Mamhead
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mamhead
Historical Forms
- Manneheva, Mammehetua 1086 DB(Exon)
- Mammeheua
- Mamiheuid 1238 Ass
- Mammehavede 1242 Fees786 1260 Ipm
- Mammeheuid 1249 Ass
- Mammehevede 1291 Tax
- Mammehevede by Doulesch 1325 Ipm
Etymology
This is no doubt a compound of OE mamme , 'teat' and heafod, referring to the shape of the prominent hill here.