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.

Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Temple Guiting

Historical Forms

  • Berton(e) 1158 RBE 1252 Ch 1327 MinAcct 1354 Ipm
  • Beretun 1185 Templar
  • Barton(e) 1287 QW Hy6 AddCh 1495 Rent

Etymology

Barton, Berton (e )1158 RBE, 1252 Ch, 1327MinAcct et freq to 1354 Ipm, Beretun 1185 Templar, Barton (e )1287 QW, Hy 6AddCh , 1495Rent . v. bere-tūn 'outlying grange' (here probably one belonging to the Knights Templars).