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.

Lutton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Steeple

Historical Forms

  • Lutton 1325 Hutch3 1375 Pat
  • Lutton' 1280 Ass 1376 1451 Weld1
  • Lutteton' 1288 Ass
  • Luton 1376 Pat

Etymology

Lutton (SY 901809), Lutton 1325 Hutch3, 1375 Pat et passim , Lutton '1280Ass , 1376ib , 1451Weld 1, Lutteton '1288Ass , Luton 1376 Pat, perhaps 'Lutta's farm' from the OE  pers.n. *Lutta which lies behind OE  Lutting (Redin 174), cf. Litteridge Gl 1119, and tūn .