Garton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Garton
Historical Forms
- Gartun, Garton 1086 DB
- Garton(a) 1190 YCh 1216–21 RegAlb t.Hy3 BM 1240 FF 1828 Langd
- Gartun in Holdernesse 1306 YI
Etymology
'Farmstead in or near the triangular piece of land,' v. gara , tun . Cf. Garton infra 96. In each of these examples the angle may be that formed at road-junctions.