Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Werne 1086 DB

• Ywern(e) 1212 Fees 1292 Cl

• Iwern(e) 1219 Fees 1242 Cl

• Iwerton' 1242 Cl

• Yuern' Curtenay 1244 Ass

• Ywerne Curtenay 1261 Ch

• Iwern Curtenay 1273 Ipm

• Ywernne C(o)urten(e)y(e), Iuerne C(o)urten(e)y(e) 1280 Ass

• Iwerne Curtenay 1285 Pat

• Iwerne Cortenai 1285 FA

• Werne Curteney, Werne Cortenay, Hywern' Curteney 1280 Ass

• Iuerne kurteney 1288 ib

• Hywerne kurteney 1315 Pat

• Iverne kurteney 1428 FA

• Yeverne kurteney 1462 Pat

• Iwarne Courteney als. Yewern Courteney 1474 Pat

• Iwerne Courtenay or Cowrteney 1501 Ipm

• Schyreuetone 1337 Rawl

• Shereueton 1374 FF

• Shereneton 1388,1455 ib

• 'Schereveton' 1398 Pat

• Iwern(e) Courteney als. Shyrevton, Iwern(e) Courteney als. Shereveton 1403 ib

• Shreton 1559 Harl

• Shrawton 1575 Saxton

• Shro(w)ton 1633,1679 DorR 1774 Hutch1 1870 Hutch3

• Iwerne Courtnay als. Shroton 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Named from R. Iwerne, which also gives name to Iwerne Minster par. infra and Steepleton Iwerne par. 2 114, v. RNs.infra ; for the DB identification, v. VCHDo 397, DBGazetteer 121. The manorial affix is from the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, cf. Hawise de Curtenei 1212 Fees, Robert de Curtenay 1242 Cl, John de Curtenay 1261 Ch, 1280Ass , etc, v. Hutch3 485, 88. The isolated form Iwerton ' contains tūn 'farm, estate'. The alternative name Shroton means 'sheriff's farm or estate', from scīr-(ge)rēfa and tūn , and is thus identical in origin with Shrewton W 236 and Shurton So (DEPN); the manor of Werne belonged in 1086 DB to Baldwin the sheriff (vicecomes ), this being Baldwin of Exeter, sheriff of Devon (VCHDo 348, 97). The bounds of an Anglo-Saxon estate of 2 hides in the W of the present par. are given in 958 (15) ShaftR (S 656).