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.

Fenton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sturton le Steeple

Historical Forms

  • Fentune 1086 DB
  • Fenton(e) ib. et passim
  • Fenton(e) juxta Stretton 1302 Ass
  • Fenton(e) in the Claye 1436 IpmR
  • Venton 1526 Recov

Etymology

Fenton is Fentune 1086 DB, Fenton (e )ib.et passim , Fenton (e ) juxta Stretton 1302Ass , Fenton (e ) in the Claye 1436 IpmR, Venton 1526Recov . 'Farm in the fen or marsh,' v. fenn , tun .