Laverton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland
Historical Forms
- Lawertune c.1160 StPGl
- Laberton 1329 FF 1505 BGv 1670 Beckford 1687 PR
- Labberton 1718 Will 1721 PR
- Lauerton, Laverton 1535 VE 1540 AOMB 1532 MinAcct 1669 PR
Etymology
Probably 'farmstead frequented by larks', v. lāwerce (lāferce ), tūn .Laverstock (W 381) similarly has the reduced Laver - forms from 1255; Ekwall thinks the same el. might also be in Laverton (So), earlier Lavreton , Lawerton . Laberton is a scribal variation.