Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wanetune 1086 DB

• vetus Waverton, Old(e) Waverton, alter Waverton, Waverton 1216 MainwB c.1230,1269(1400) CASNSxiii 1415

• Waverton, Wauerton 1259 Plea 1628 Orm2

• Wauerton iuxta Bustok 1288 Court

• Wauerton Medium Wicum, Wauerton Overe 1535 VE

• Wauerton alias War(e)ton 1599,1628 Orm2

• Wauirthon 1281 Tab

• Walverton, Wollverton iuxta Bostok 1287 Court 1288 Plea

• Vetus War(e)ton, Old(e) War(e)ton, War(e)ton 1288 Court 1315 1633 et freq

• War(e)ton iuxta Middlewich, War(e)ton Clyve 1315 Plea

• War(e)ton Bostok 1369 ib

• War(e)ton Over 1441 MainwB

• War(e)ton in hundredo de Northwich 1418 Plea

• War(e)ton alias Waverton 1499 Orm2

• Oldewarden 1382 Plea

• Wharton 1398 1724 NotCestr

• Wharton Green 1831 Bry

• Werton 1420 Orm2

• Little Warson 1553 MainwB

Etymology

v. wæfre , tūn . The significance is uncertain, but is probably either 'farm at a waving tree' or 'farm at a quaking bog' (cf. Moss infra ).The same name appears at Waverton 327infra , Warton St (Duignan 160), Wa 23, Wharton He (DEPN), La 43, and cf. Waverley Sr 174.DEPN s.n. Waverley suggests from analogous continental p.ns. that the el. waver - means 'brushwood'. The forms rule out a derivation from R. Weaver 138, beside which Wharton stands. It is distinguished from Waverton by relation to Bostock 202supra , Over, Middlewich and Clive 326, 240, 234infra . 'The other' (Lat  alter ) or 'Little-' (v. lȳtel ) is distinguished from 'Old-' Wharton (v. ald ).There were two manors here TRE, v. Orm2 iii264.