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.

Babington

Other OS name in the Parish of Holsworthy

Historical Forms

  • Babbedon 1295 Ass 1399 Ct
  • Babedon juxta Haldesworthi 1305 Ass

Etymology

is Babbedon 1295Ass (p), 1399Ct (p), Babedon juxta Haldesworthi 1305Ass . ' Babba 's hill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement