Etymology

Crediton

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8300). Full definition →

Old English Cridiantūn
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  1. Old English · derived fromCridiantūn
  2. English todayCrediton

From Old English Cridiantūn, (recorded as Chritetona in the 1086 Domesday Book), farmstead or estate on the River Creedy, equivalent to Creedy + -ton.

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