Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bertvne 1086 DB

• Berthona 12,13 Glouc

• Berton(a) 1190,1195 P 1208 ClR c.1210 GlR 1220 Fees 1466 Pat

• Berton(a) Abbatis 1314 Glouc 1354 Ch

• la Berton(a) 1212–30 GlChi,21 1430 MinAcct 1475 Pat

• Barton(a) abbatis 1515 Glouc 1557 Val92

• Barton Abbotts 1598 Dep

Etymology

Abbot's Barton, Bertvne 1086 DB, Berthona 12, 13 Glouc (freq ) Gloucester et freq , Berton (a )1190, 1195 P, 1208 ClR, c. 1210 GlR, 1220 Feeset passim to 1466 Pat, Berton (a ) Abbatis 1314 Glouc, 1354 Ch, la Berton (a )1212–30GlCh i, 21, 1430MinAcct , 1475 Pat, Barton (a ) abbatis 1515 Glouc, 1557Val 92, Barton Abbotts 1598Dep . v. bere-tūn 'barley farm', here denoting the demesne farm of St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, where grain and other products from various estates were stored; it is defined as stabularium abbatiæ 'the abbey stable' in Glouc iii, 149. Like King's Barton, the farm was outside the walls of Gloucester on the east side and the name is preserved in Barton St. (127supra ).