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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Bartun, Barton(a) c.1184,1185–99,c.1200 Lowth 1202 FF 1224 Cur 1235 FF 1256 Ass2 1267 Ch 1275 Misc 1823 M

Etymology

v. bere-tūn 'outlying grange'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name