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.

Graddon

Other OS name in the Parish of Black Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Gratedon 1244 Ass
  • Graddon 1492 Ipm

Etymology

is Gratedon 1244Ass (p), Graddon 1492 Ipm . ' Great hill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement