Oldaport
Early-attested site in the Parish of Modbury
Historical Forms
- La Yoldeporte 1310 FF
- La Porte in parochia de Modbury 1332 Exon
Etymology
'The old port ,' referring to the curious fortified remains here by a creek of the Erme estuary. “There are remains of walls and round towers, by some esteemed Roman work. They are a puzzle to the antiquary, and only the spade will determine to what period they belong.” (LGS.)
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brownston
- Edmeston
- Goutsford Bridge
- Jewelscombe
- Leigh
- Orcheton
- Shilston Barton
- Spriddlescombe
- Stockenbridge
- Stoliford
- Whympston Ho