Teignmouth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Teignmouth
Historical Forms
- (on) tenge muðan 1044 OSFacsii,Exeterxii
- Teignemudan 1148 HMCiv,46
- Teigemue 1242 Fees787
- Tinemuth 1213 ClR
- Teingnemue 1238 Ass
- Teingnemouth 1253 Ch
- Tayngue 1249 Ass
- Tengemue 1276 RH
- Westeyngemouth 1283 Ass
- Estengemuth 1284 Ass
- Teyngemwe Burgus 1291 Tax
- Tengmuth 1301 Ipm
- Tenegemue 1330 Cl
- Yesteyngmouth 1394 Ass
- Tingmouth 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
The mouth of the Teign river' supra 14. The earliest form refers to the mouth of the river, not to the village.