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.

The Devon

Other OS name in the Parish of Belvoir

Historical Forms

  • The Deven Field 1789 Nichols 1791 EnclA
  • The Deven 1840 TA

Etymology

is The Deven Field 1789 Nichols, 1791EnclA , The Deven 1840TA , named from R. Devon which flows along its boundary .