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.

Easton

Other OS name in the Parish of Chagford

Historical Forms

  • Shutt al. Eston 1578 Ct

Etymology

is Shutt al. Eston 1578Ct . ' Eastfarm , ' v. tun . It lies east of Chagford . For the alternative name , v. Shute supra 184 .