English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Heanton Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petrockstow

Historical Forms

  • Hantona 1086 DB
  • Heaunton 1333 SR

Etymology

'At the high farm' (v. heah , tun ), though it is really a little lower than Netherton in the same parish.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement