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.

Ecton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ecton

Historical Forms

  • Echentone 1086 DB
  • Ecchenton t.Hy2 D&CLinc
  • Echeton 1164 P 1428 FA
  • Ekiton 1169 P
  • Hecheton 1168 P
  • Hekinton 1182 P(CR)
  • Heketon t.Hy2 D&CLinc 1235 Fees
  • Ekinton 1175,1181,1190 P
  • Ekenton 1285 FA
  • Ekyngton 1355 Cl
  • Neketon 1235 Fees
  • Ecton al. Egton 1585 Recov
  • Ecken 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Ecca 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. Eckworthy (PN D 88).

Places in the same Parish