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.

Watton at Stone

Major Settlement in the Parish of Watton at Stone

Historical Forms

  • Wattun 969 ASWills 11th
  • Uuattune 1065 CottCh
  • Wattonstrete 1463 Ct
  • (æt) Wadtune 11th KCD1354
  • Watone 1086 DB
  • Wodtone 1086 DB
  • Wotten 1672 Sess
  • Watton Stone 1304 Cl
  • Watton atte Stone 1311 Misc
  • Wotton at Stone 1462 IpmR

Etymology

This is probably 'woad farm,' v. wad , tun . According to Cussans (ii, 166) the 'stone' was an old stone under the horse-trough at the Waggon and Horses Inn.