English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Barton Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Stambridge

Historical Forms

  • Bretton(e) 1202 FF 1383 IpmR
  • Bretton(e) Halle 1450 Pat
  • Bretton alias Bretton Hall alias Barton Hall 1543 FF
  • Barton alias Bretten Hall 1608 EAix

Etymology

Barton Hall is Bretton (e )1202 FFet freq to 1383 IpmR, Bretton (e ) Halle 1450 Pat, Bretton alias Bretton Hall alias Barton Hall 1543FF , Barton alias Bretten Hall 1608 EA ix. Possibly 'farm of the Britons.'

Places in the same Parish