Seaton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Seaton
Historical Forms
- æt Fleote 1005 KCD1301 12th
- Fluta 1086 DB
- Seton(e) 1238 Ass
- Seton(e) juxta Coliford 1310 Ass
- Seetone 1445 Exon
- Seton-havyn 1478 WmWo
Etymology
'Farm by the sea,' v. tun . The earliest name of the place has reference to its position by the estuary of the Axe (v. fleot ). There was a place called Fleete Hill in the parish as late as 1704 (Deed ).Cf. also le Flete de Seton (1325 Misc).