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.

South Tawton

Major Settlement in the Parish of South Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Tauetona 1086 DB
  • Suthtaunton 1256 Pat 1310 Cl

Etymology

'Farm on the Taw river' (supra 14), v. tun .