English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Horton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Horton

Historical Forms

  • Horedone 1086 DB
  • Hortune, Horton(a) c.1075 Monast 1367 Ch c.1115 P 1333 Ass 1167,1195 Abbr 1248 Rec 1271 1646
  • Heorton 1291 Tax
  • Herton(e) 1303 FA 1360,1374 Ipm

Etymology

The Horedone , He (o )rton spellings suggest that this is 'hill frequented by stags', as Ekwall proposed (v. heorot , dūn ). The persistence of the Hor - spelling may be due to the influence of Horwood (infra ).