Aughton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aughton
Historical Forms
- Actun 1086 DB
- Acton' 1180–1200 YCh1129–33 13th Warter 1285 KI
- Aketon' 1190 P
- Achton 1266 Pat 1279 YI 1308 BevAct
- Auchton 1266 Pat
- Aghton 1288 Abbr 1493 FF
- Ayketon juxta Elreton 1298 Abbr
- Agton' 1342 SR
- Askton otherwyse called Aughton or Acton 1507 Test
- Aughton, Awghton 1542 FF 1828 Langd
Etymology
'Oaktree farm,' v. ac , tun , and cf. Aughton (La). For the development of ct to ght cf. Reighton supra 107. The spelling Ayketon is due to the influence of OScand eik.