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ID:SDV323111
Title:Crediton & the River Creedy: A Breeze
Originator:Coates, R. + Breeze, A, + Horovitz, D.
Date:2000
Summary:'Creedy' & 'Crediton' provides evidence for Celtic speech in Devon & must have been borrowed by English before the late 7C. The name comes from the Welsh verb 'cryddu' suggesting a small slow moving river.

Associated Monuments (2)

MDV16201East Town, Crediton (Monument)
MDV16202West Town, Crediton (Monument)