Benton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bratton Fleming
Historical Forms
- Bo(n)tintona 1086 DB
- Bontingden 1379 IpmR
- Boutingdon (sic) 1379 Cl
- Duntingthon (sic) 1242 Fees792
- Buntingeton 1270 Ass
- Botyngdon 1301 Ipm 1346 FA
- Bodyngdon 1316 FA
- Bunton 1582 FF
Etymology
'Bunta 's farm,' v. ingtun , cf. also Birchgrove (PN Sx 271) and Bountisborough Hundred (Ha), 1248 Ass Bontesburg , 1280ib . Bontesberegh .