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.

Waye

Other OS name in the Parish of Chagford

Historical Forms

  • Waye 1435 DA
  • Westway 1504 Ipm

Etymology

is Waye 1435 DA 25, Westway 1504 Ipm . v. weg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement