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Survey of English Place-Names

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East Lutton and West Lutton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weaverthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Lutton(a) 1166 P 1180–90 YCh 1218 ClR
  • Estlutton 1234 FF 1533 FF
  • Westlutton 1285 KI 1828 Langd
  • altera Lutton 1298,1300 Ebor 1298 Hom

Etymology

East Lutton and West Lutton are Lutton (a )1166 P (p), 1180–90 YCh 1078, 1218 ClR et passim , Estlutton 1234 FFet passim to 1533 FF, Westlutton 1285 KIet passim to 1828 Langd; one or the other is called altera Lutton 1298, 1300 Ebor, 1298 Hom. 'Luda 's farm,' v. tun , and cf. Lutton, PN Nth 204.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement