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.

Harepath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Seaton

Historical Forms

  • (on) herpoð 1005 KCD1301 12th
  • la Herepathe 1270 FF
  • Herpathe 1282 FF

Etymology

v. herepæð . The place lies on the old Roman road from Exeter to Lyme Regis.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement