Head Barton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chittlehamholt
Historical Forms
- Heved 1272 Ch
- Havede 1305 Ipm
- La Hefde 1328 FF
- Heaved 1350 Ipm
- La Hevede 1356 ADiv
Etymology
The name is descriptive of the long narrow ridge of land between the Taw and the Mole, which at its south-eastern end broadens out into a high headland, v. heafod .