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.

Venton

Other OS name in the Parish of Dartington

Historical Forms

  • Fenton 1242 Fees781 1303 FA

Etymology

is Fenton 1242 Fees 781, 1303 FA . ' Marshy farm , ' v. fenn , tun .