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 ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Mapleridge Fm
- Bath Riding
- Bays Wood
- Bix's Fm
- Chandler's Brake
- Clay Pitch
- Crowshall Barn
- Duzzle's Cottages
- Frankham Fm
- Grickstone Fm
- The Grove
- Haskin's Fm
- Hortoncourt Fm
- Horton Mill Fm
- Mossy Wood
- Pullings Trench
- Ragnel Trench
- Roman Camp
- Steven's Fm
- Stonybridge Wood
- Tilseygreen Fm
- Totteroak
- Walk Wood
- Wetmoor
- Widdenhill Fm
- King Lane
- New Tyning Lane
- Long's Trench
- Piper's Trench