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.

Yennadon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Meavy

Historical Forms

  • Yhanedouna 13th Deed
  • Yanedonecrosse 1291 Dartmoor 1408

Etymology

Yennadon is

Yhanedouna 13thDeed , Yanedonecrosse 1291 (1408) Dartmoor. 'Ēana 's hill,' v. dun . Cf. to eanan leage BCS 624.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement