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.

Weaver

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plymtree

Historical Forms

  • Overewevre 1345 Ass
  • Wevre 1244 Ass 1263 Exon
  • Weffre 1281 Ass

Etymology

Wævere c. 1100, Wevere c. 1200, 1241St Nicholas , 1291 Tax, 1476 Oliver 125, Overewevre 1345Ass , Wevre 1244Ass (p), 1263 Exon (p), Weffre 1281Ass , taking its name from the river Weaver supra 16.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement