Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bertune 1086 DB

• Bertuna c.1115 LS

• Bertone 1086 DB

• Bertona c.1190 Dugdiv 1402 Lane Hy2

• Berton c.1090 Dugdiv 1402 Cl 1228 WillsPCC 1458

• Bartuna c.1115 LS eHy2,l12 Dane 1178 Bard p1269

• Bartun(') l12 Dane 1166 RBE Hy2 LN c.1210 RAiv 1230 P 1250 YDx

• Bartona 1100–14,1125(p1269) Bard c.1140 Dane c.1145 Bard p1269 1226 p1269 et passim

• Bartonie 1147–67 Pontefract m13

• Bartunie c.1150 m13 ib

• Barton' 1115 Bard 14 1176 P p1269 Templar 1180,1181,1185 P 1185 SR 1186 Peace 1332 1382,1385

• Barton 1156 Bard p1269 YChii 1184–5 Brid Hy2,l12(e14) Ass 1206 FF 1219 Ch 1227 VisitN 1638

• Barton' iuxta Humbriam l12 Bard p1269 RAii 1256

• Barton' super Humb' 1202 ChancR

• Barton' super Humbram 1203 P 1213 Cur

• Barton' super Humbre a1213 RAiv

• Barton' super Humbriam 1214 FF

• Barton “upon Humber”, Barton “on Humber” 1245 Ch 1298 Fine 1307 Cl 1313 Pat 1552 et freq

• Barton “on” Humbre, Barton “upon” Humbre 1275 Fine 1289 Pat 1304 Ipm 1317 Pat 1317 Cl 1510 LP

• Barton “by Humber” 1331 Ch

• Barton upone Humber 1578 Terrier

• Barton upon Humber 1657,1664,1686 BPD

• Barton super Humbre 1275 Orig 1304 AD 1319 YearBk 1345 Cragg 1539 AD

• Barton super Humbr' 1331 Abbr 1377 AD 1424 IBL 1517 ECB

• Barton super Humber 1314 Inqaqd 1373 Peace 1553 Pat 1660 BPD 1697 MiscDon

• Barton juxta Humber' 1284 Abbr

• Barton iuxta Humber 1374 Peace

• Bareton' 1202 FF

• Barthon' 1207 FF 1223 Cur

• Barthona 1209–35 LAHW

• Barthon 1239,1245 FF 1257,1272,1273 Ipm 1303 FA

Etymology

The numerous forms in Bar - indicate that this is OE  bær-tūn 'a barley farm, corn farm' in the developed sense 'the outlying grange'.The 971 AS charter for Barrow supra , the bounds of which include Barton as well as Barrow, suggests that Barton was an outlying grange of Barrow.