Girton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Girton
Historical Forms
- Grittune c.1060 Rams c.1350
- Gryttune 1060 Thorpe c.1350
- Grittona, Gritton(e), Grytton(e) 1135 Rams 1541 MinAcct
- Gryttone cum Bertone 1428 FA
- Gretton(e) 1060 Thorpe c.1350 FF 1382
- Gret(t)ona 1086 ICC
- Grettona 1086 1123 Rams c.1350
- Grettun(e) 1086 InqEl 1235 FF
- Gretone 1086 DB
- Gretona 1086 InqEl
- Greton(e) 1195 FF 1206 Cur 1260 Ass 1279 RH
- Creton 1195 FF
- Cretton al. Gretton 1288 Ipm
- Grutton 1299 QW
- Grotone 1411 SR
- Crytton 1435 Pat
- Girtonhale 1367 Crowland
- Gerton 1399 FA 1441 IpmR
- Girton, Gyrton c.1460 CRent 1540 MinAcct
- Gurton 1639 PRi
Etymology
'Gravel-farm,' OE grēot and tūn. Cf. Howhill Fm infra . For the metathesis cf. Girtford (PN BedsHu 108) and Girton (PN Nt 204).For Cr -, v. Cambridge supra 37.