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.

Town Barton

Other OS name in the Parish of Highampton

Historical Forms

  • la Tune 1244 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) was probably the home of Adam de la Tune (1244Ass ) . It is hard by the village .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement