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.

Hayton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hayton

Historical Forms

Haiton(e) 1086 DB

Haitun, Haiton(e), Haytun 12th Warter 1203 Ass 1542 NCWills

Heyton 1247 Cl 1532 FF

Etymology

'Hay farm,' v. heg , tun , and cf. Hayton (Nt, Cu).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Bielby