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 Tewkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Bertona de Teuk' 1398 Ass
  • le Berton 1487 MinAcct
  • Barton(e) 1505 Ipm 1535 VE
  • (le) Abbottes Barton 1540 AOMB 1542 MinAcct
  • le Abbey barton 1557 Val14d

Etymology

Barton (lost), Bertona de Teuk '1398Ass , le Berton 1487MinAcct , Barton (e )1505 Ipm, 1535 VE, (le ) Abbottes Barton 1540AOMB , 1542MinAcct , le Abbey barton 1557Val 14d. v. bere-tūn, here denoting a grange (esp. for grain) of Tewkesbury Abbey (1542MinAcct ). The name remains in Barton St. (63supra ).