North Moreton and South Moreton
Major Settlement in the Parish of North and South Moreton
Historical Forms
- Mortun c.895 BCS565 12th
- Mortune 1086 DB
- Mordon' 1177 P
- Northmorton', Sudmorton' 1220 Fees
- Northmorton', Suthmorton' 1242–3 ib
- Southmorton 1332 Fine 1517 DInc
Etymology
'Farm in marshy land', v. mōr , tūn , and v. DEPN for other examples of this common name. Land in the vicinity of both settlements is divided up by the canalised courses of numerous small tributaries of Mill Brook. The form of c. 895 occurs in the boundaries of an adjacent estate, v. Pt 3.
Places in the same Parish
None