Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (of) Claccingtune c.1000 CCC383 c.1125

• Clachintuna 1086 DB

• Clakinton 1206–7 FF 1241–3 Cl

• Clakintun 1221 Pap, Pat

• Clacheston 1130 P

• Claketon 1204,1239 FF 1255 Ass 1273 Ipm 1286 Ch

• Great Claketon 1286 FF

• Claketon Parva 1321,1323 Londin

• Claketon Magna 1335 Londin

• Clakyton 1285 Ass

• Clayton 1285 Ass 1551 Pat

• Clacton 1318–46 Pat

• Mochel Clacton 1431–42 ECP

• Clakton 1428 FA

• Clatton 1426 IpmR 1512 ERxxx 1553 Pat

• Clatton parke 1607 Beaulieu

• Claxton 1482 Pat 1547–53 HMCii

• Claston 1539,1542 LP t.Eliz ChancP

• petit Claston 1685 ThorpePR

• Clackton alias Claf(f)ton 1545 LP

• Clafton 1550,1552 t.Jas1 ChancP

• Much Clafton 1654–64 EA(OS)iii 1663 MozePR 1688–9 ThorpePR

• Great Clafton, Little Claston 1545 FF

• Clackton Magna corruptlie Claston 1594 N

• Little Claffhen 1688 ThorpePR

• Much Crafton, Clafton 1727 EAiv

Etymology

This might be taken as a late ingtun- derivative of the Anglo- Scandinavian name Klak (cf. Glassthorpe PN Nth 83), but it is more likely to be from a native English Clacc (cf. Plaxwell's Barn ib. 149 and Claxfield (PN K 277 and v. Introd. xxviii)).For the sound development cf. Claughton (PN La 162), Clactune DB, Clatton 1246, Clayghton 1554, said to be pronounced Clighton , and Claughton (ib. 178), Clactun DB, Clafton 1246, Clatton 1257, now [klaftn]. For Claston cf. Coastley (PN NbDu 48) earlier Coccesley .