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.

Norton Ctgs, Norton Lane & Norton Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Durweston

Historical Forms

  • Norden c.1580 Hen1
  • Nordon 1784 SalisT

Etymology

, Norden c. 1580Hen 1, Nordon 1784SalisT , probably ' north hill ' , from norð and dūn , the second el . showing confusion with denu ' valley ' and tūn ' farm ' ; it is in the N of the par . , and lies to the N of SutcombeWd infra .