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.

Yar Tor

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

Historical Forms

  • Hurtetorre in vasto de Spychewyk 1377 Ct
  • Hurtetore Doune 1385 DuCo
  • Hartor land in Widecomb 1578 DuCo

Etymology

'Harts' tor.'