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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.

Herton

Other OS name in the Parish of Tawstock

Historical Forms

  • Hurdeton 1330,1333 SR
  • Herton 1392 ADvi

Etymology

is Hurdeton 1330, 1333SR (p), Herton 1392 AD vi , v. tun . The first element may be the gen . pl . of OE heord , ' flock, herd , ' or hierde , ' shepherd . '