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.

Thatton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langtree

Historical Forms

  • Thetton 1288 Ass 1333 SR

Etymology

Thatton (6″) is

Thetton 1288Ass , 1333SR (p), v. tun . The first element is possibly OE  þæc , 'covering, roof, thatch,' cf. Bratton supra 29.