Halsdon Barton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cookbury
Historical Forms
- Halesdon(e) 1242 Fees788
- Halesdon(e) juxta Haldeswrth' 1295 Ass
- Halsdon 1303 FA 1333 SR
Etymology
This is probably a compound of OE heals , 'neck,' and dun. Halsdon is on a hill lying between two valleys. Cf. Halsbury supra 104 and Addenda lviii.