Deighton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Escrick
Historical Forms
- Diston(e) 1086 DB
- Dicton, Dikton 1176 YD 1204 Ass 1289 YD 1291 YI
- Dichton 1230 P 1276 RH
- Ditton' 1190–3 P 1276 RH 1293 QW
- Dython 1276 Warter
- Dighton, Dyghton 1285 KI 1400 Test
- Deighton 1828 Langd
- Digton' 1342 SR
Etymology
'Farmstead with a ditch,' v. dic , tun , and for the development cf. Reighton supra 107 and Deighton, PN NRY 209.