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.

Livaton

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Levi(n)tona 1168 DA
  • Estleueton 1330 SR
  • Lyveton 1340 SR
  • Levyton 1546 SR

Etymology

'Lēofa 's farm,' v. tun .