Wyton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wyton
Historical Forms
- Witune 1086 DB
- Witton, Wytton 1199 Cur 1218 FF 1260 Ass 1287 Ct 1303 Ass 1307 Orig 1535 VE
- Wictun 1253 BM
- Whitton 1526 LS 1641 HMC
- Witton 1766 J
Etymology
This must have the same history as Witton in Droitwich (Wo), Wictun in BCS 361, and Market Weighton (Y), v. wic , tun . The meaning of the compound is obscure.