Colleton Barton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chulmleigh
Historical Forms
- Coleton(e) 1242 Fees761 1285 FA
- Colaton 1443 FF
Etymology
It was held by one Roger Cole in 1242. This may be only a coincidence or it may be that the name Cole was common here as a second name a good deal earlier than 1242. On the whole evidence tends to show that second names became hereditary rather earlier than has commonly been supposed.