Pirton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchdown
Historical Forms
- Periton 1220 Fees c.1220,c.1230,c.1240 GlR 1221 Eyre
- Piriton, Pyryton c.1180,c.1230 GlR 1248 Ass 1327 SR 1470 FF
- Pyryton iuxta Chirchedon, Pyryton iuxta Chyrchedon 1287 Ass 1371 FF
- Pyreton als. Pyrton 1606 Rec
Etymology
Like the nearby Parton (prec.), this means 'pear-tree farm', v. pirige , tūn , also doubtless meaning 'pear orchard'. The difference is that OE peru denoted the fruit, and pirige the tree; but since the two farms which are adjacent may have originally been one estate, the names may have developed in this way from a single type to distinguish the two parts of the estate. There was a local field called Red perry (infra ).