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.

Fisherton

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Fissertone 1258 Exon
  • Fisheriston 1333 SR

Etymology

is Fissertone 1258 Exon (p),Fisheriston 1333SR (p) . ' Fisherman's farm . ' The place lies by the Taw .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement