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Survey of English Place-Names

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Luton Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tarrant Monkton

Historical Forms

  • Tarente Loueton', Louente Tarente (sic) 1280 Ass
  • Tarente Loueton 1323 FF
  • Tarant Loveton 1435 ib
  • Tarrant Lovetowne 1619 CH
  • Loueton(') 1280,1288 Ass 1317 Banco 1323,1376,1408 FF 1432 Cl
  • Loveton(') 1283 Cecil 1412 FA 1494 Cecil
  • Lovetowne 1618 CH
  • Luueton' 1288 Ass
  • Loffeton 1478 IpmR
  • Luffeton 1486 Ipm
  • Lovington alias Luton 1542 Hutch3
  • Luton 1869 Hutch3

Etymology

The farm stands on R. Tarrant, v. par. name supra . Luton probably means 'Lufa's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Lufa and tūn .