Long Eaton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Long Eaton
Historical Forms
- Aitune 1086 DB
- Eitun 1176 RegLich
- Eiton' 1220 Cur
- Eyton(e) 1239 FF 1243 Fees 1258 Ass 1261 RegLich 1495 WollCh
- Long(e) Eyton(e) 1288 FF 1306 Ass 1322 HarlCh 1330 Ass
- Longeaton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
Probably 'farm in marshy ground or between streams', v. ēg , tūn .It is situated between the R. Erewash and an unnamed tributary.Cf. Little Eaton supra 457.