Calton Houses
Early-attested site in the Parish of Edensor
Historical Forms
- Kalton(e), Calton(e) c.1192 Shir 1205 FineR late13th HardCh
- Cawton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
Calton Houses, Kalton (e ), Calton (e )c. 1192 Shir (p), 1205 FineR, late 13thHardCh et passim , Cawton 1577 Saxton, 1610 Speedet passim on maps to late 18th. Probably 'cold farm', v. cald , tūn , and supra 46. For spellings in Caw -, v. supra lii.