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.

Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Ideford

Historical Forms

  • Fonte 1333 SR

Etymology

was probably the home of John de Fonte (1333SR ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement