Tiverton was a Saxon settlement from as early as the th Century. 원래 이름은 두 개의 포드가 있는 마을이라는 뜻의 트와이퍼드(Twyfyrde)로, 엑세 강과 로우먼 강을 모두 건넜기 때문이죠. These rivers provided a source of power for the town when it became the centre of Devons wool trade.