English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Harraton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aveton Giffard

Historical Forms

  • Harewodeton 1244 Ass
  • Harwodetone, Harwedetone 1274,1286 Exon
  • Harweton 1316 ADvi

Etymology

'Grey wood farm' or perhaps 'boundary wood farm,' v. har , the place lying near the parish boundary.