Smeetham Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bulmer
Historical Forms
- Smedetunā 1086 DB
- Smetheton(e) 1203 FF 1212 RBE 1230,1233 Ch 1329 Ipm
- Smetindone 1212 RBE
- Smethelton 1227,1229 Ch
- Smethinton 1357–61 SR
- Smithton t.Hy3 Ipm
- Smytheton 1338 Cl 1363 IpmR
- Smeton, Smetonhall 1382,1452 IpmR
- Smeton Hall 1537 FF
- Smetoune Hall 1537 LP
- Smeatonhall 1549 Rental
- Smethton Hall 1462 Pat
- Smitten Hall 1768 M
Etymology
Possibly 'smooth tun' (v. smeþe ), with traces of the weak adjectival declension. For the el in Smethelton v. IPN 107.