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.

Peterhayes Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Yarcombe

Historical Forms

  • Petresheghe 1333 Exon
  • Petersheys t.Hy6 Ct

Etymology

is Petresheghe 1333 Exon, Petersheys t. Hy 6Ct , and was so called because it belonged to the church of St Peter at Exeter .