Great and Little Orton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Orton
Historical Forms
- Orreton' 1210 Cur 1363 Ipm
- Great, Little 1267 Ch
- Orrenton 1279 Ass
- Orretown 1332 SR
- Oreton c.1215 Weth
- Horeton c.1225,c.1265 ib
- Ortun c.1225 Weth
- Orton' 1232 Ch
- litil 1424 CCt
- magna, lytill 1485 Orton
- Overton 1270 FF 1302 NorthReg 1485
- or Overton 1580 FF
- Oraton 1365 Fine
- paruahorton 1565 Orton
- Warton 1586 CWxi
- Worton 1800 ib
- Ortonhow 1549 Orton, 1801 PR
Etymology
In the parish was Ortonhow 1549Orton , 1801 PR.
'Orri 's tūn,' Orri being an Old Norse nickname from orri , 'blackcock.' The same personal name occurs in Orby (L). See DEPN and LindB s. n . The Overton forms would seem to be due to confusion with Orton (We), earlier Overton .