Walderton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoughton
Historical Forms
- Walderton(e), Waldreton(e) 1167 P 1272 Ipm
- Waldriton 1291 Tax
- Waldryngton 1331 Ch
- Walterton 1362 Cl
- Waltertoune 1570 Wills
Etymology
'Wealdhere's farm,' v. tun . Here, as in Wolverton (PN Bk 27) and other p.n.'s, we seem to have alternative forms with tun added direct to the pers. name, with no sign of the gen. sg., and forms in ingtun .