Minchendown
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woolfardisworthy
Historical Forms
- Mynchenaton 1333 SR
- Myncheton 1423 FF
- Mynchedon 1631 FF
- Munecheneland' 1242 Fees760
Etymology
'Nuns' farm,' v. myncen , tun . It belonged to the nuns of Polsloe Priory, representing their land in the parish called Munecheneland ' in 1242 (Fees 760).