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.

Meadhayes

Other OS name in the Parish of Cadeleigh

Historical Forms

  • Medhay 1395 IpmR
  • Meadehayes 1619 FF

Etymology

is Medhay 1395 IpmR, Meadehayes 1619FF . ' Meadowenclosure , ' v. mæd , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement