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.

Cator

Early-attested site in the Parish of Widdecombe in the Moor

Historical Forms

  • Cadatrea 1167 P
  • Chadetrew, Kadetrew
  • Cadetrewe 1270 Ass
  • Cadetruwe 1313 ADvi
  • Cadetreo 1371 Pat
  • Cadetru 1412 Ct
  • Caddetreo 1377 Ct
  • Nythercatrew 1481 Ct

Etymology

'Cada 's tree,' a. treow.