Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• iuxta mariscum 1260 GCB Hy4

• in marisco de haltun Hy3 HarlCh

• in marisco de Halton' lHy3 Gox l14

• “the marsh of East Halton” 1538–44 ECP

• Halton Marshe 1587 Yarb

• the mershes of Halton 1612 MinAcct

• the Marshes of East Halton 1641 BRA

• the marsh of Easthalton 1670 Cragg

• the Marshes of East Halton 1739 Yarb

• the Marshes 1761,1781,1788 ib

• the Marsh 1768,1786,1800 1804 EnclA

• the Marsh of East Halton 1777,1801 Yarb

Etymology

, 1824 O , iuxta mariscum 1260 (Hy4) GCB , in marisco de haltun Hy3HarlCh , in marisco de Halton 'lHy3 (l14) Gox , “the marsh of East Halton ”1538–44 ECP,Halton Marshe 1587Yarb , the mershes of Halton 1612MinAcct , the Marshes of East Halton 1641BRA 833 , the marsh of Easthalton 1670Cragg , the Marshes of East Halton 1739Yarb , the Marshes 1761,1781, 1788ib , the Marsh 1768, 1786, 1800ib , 1804EnclA , the Marsh of East Halton 1777, 1801Yarb , self - explanatory , v. mersc .