Acton Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hamfallow
Historical Forms
- Eggetuna, Eggethon, Eggeton(e) 1200–10,1220–30 Berk 1255 FF 1269 Ass 1305 MinAcct 1321 FF
- Egginton' 1221 Ass 1345 Ipm
- Egeton(e) 1248 Ass 1259 FF 1270 Berk 1429 Pat
- Hegketon' 1305 MinAcct
- Eketone 1365 Ipm
- Acton 1516 MinAcct 1590 FF 1638 InqM
- Acton Hall 1830 M
Etymology
'Ecga's farmstead', v. tūn ; some spellings have traces of the connective -ing 4 . The OE pers.n. Ecga is also found in the lost Agham (infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Long Bridge
- Oakhunger
- Red Wood
- Walgaston Fm
- Wanswell Court, Wanswell Green
- The Actrees
- Agham Moor, Egham Hill
- Bulwick
- Lugdown
- Crawless Fm
- Mobley
- Halmore
Other OS name
- Abwell
- Ashthorpe
- Berkeley Heath
- Bran wood
- Broad Mead
- Bucketshill Fm
- Bushy Grove
- Butler's Fm
- Cainsel's Cottages
- The Fishers
- Gilgal Bridge
- Haynes
- Holywell Spring
- Hook Street
- Lynch
- Ironmonger's Lane
- Old Lands
- Penny Grove
- Pitbrook
- Pool Fm
- Priorswood Fm
- Rookery Fm
- Sisons
- Stony Bridge
- Tintock Wood
- Vine Fm
- Westfield Brake
- Wickselm
- Kitesnest
- Howe's Grove