Barton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barton
Historical Forms
- Barton 1060 KCD809 c.1350 ADv 1558
- Bertona 1086 ICC
- Bertona Rad de Cāhaniis, Bertona Rad de Chahaignis 1168–9 P
- Berton(e) 1086 BrC 13th DB 1086 ADv 1553
- Berton(e) iuxta Gran(te)sete 1285 Ass
- Bertone cum Wytewell 1316 FA
- Berton(e) juxta Cantebrigg 1326 Pat
- Burton 1202,1219 Cur 1342 FF
- Bruton 1399 FA
Etymology
'Manor-farm,' v. beretūn . William de Cahainges held a manor here of the Bishop of Bayeux in 1086 (DB) and Ralph gave Barton church to Merton Priory (t. Hy 2 Dugd vi, 247). The Barton is distinguished also by noting its proximity to Cambridge, Grantchester and Whitwell.