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.

Upper Morton & Lower Morton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Morton(e) 1307 Ipm 1327 SR 1677 PR
  • Ouer Morton(e) 1575 TRMB
  • Mourton 1322 Pat 1476 ADiv 1444
  • Over Mourton 1480 ADi
  • Moreton 1392 Ipm 1455 ADi 1626 Inq
  • Murton 1561 FF
  • Moorton 1586 1631 Asht

Etymology

Upper Morton & Lower Morton, Morton (e )1307 Ipm, 1327SR , 1677 PR 5, Ouer Morton (e )1575TRMB , Mourton 1322 (1476) Pat, 1444 AD iv, Over Mourton 1480 AD i, Moreton 1392 Ipm, 1455 AD iet freq to 1626 Inq, Murton 1561FF , Moorton 1586 ib, 1631Asht 17. 'Marshland farmstead', v. mōr , tūn .