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.

Mew Stone

Other OS name in the Parish of Wembury

Historical Forms

  • Meweston 1383 Fine

Etymology

( rock in sea ) is Meweston 1383 Fine . The first element is OE  mǣw , ' seagull, mew . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement