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.

Taviton

Other OS name in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Tavyton 1284 FA 1321 Ass 1355 BM

Etymology

is Tavyton 1284 FA, 1321Ass , 1355 BM . ' Farm by the Tavy , ' v. tun . The present farm is at a little distance from the river , but the original site of the settlement was at the spot now called Mount Tavy .