Somerton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Somerton, East and West
Historical Forms
- Sumertonne 1044–7 (13 Sawyer 1055) KCD 785
- Somertuna 1086 DB
- (apud) Sumertonam 1101–7 Holme
- Sumertona 1153–68,c.1157,t.Hy2 1170,1175,1179 P 1227 Bract
- Sumerton 1165(p)etfreqto1230 P 1198,1202 FF 1209 Ass 1213 Cur 1232 Cl 1254 NfA
- Summerton 1198 FF
- Sumertune c.1250 HMC
- Somerthone 1257 Ass
- Somerton(e) 1261 Pat 1275 RH 1278,1347 BM 1286 Ass
- Sommerton 1538 AD
- Estsumertone 1254–75 Val
- Est Sumertone 1269 Ass
- Estsomerton(e) 1286 Ass 1234 FF 1360 AD 1535 VE
- Est Somerton 1316 FA 1321,1346 FF 1328 Banco
- Este Somerton 1535 VE
- Westsumertone 1254–75 Val
- Westsomerton 1306,1374to1552 Pat
- West Somertone 1286 Ass
- West Sumerton 1289,1550 Pat 1316 FA 1346 FF 1535 VE
Etymology
OE sumor-tūn 'farm or dwelling used in summer'. According to Ekwall (DEPN) a sumor -tūn was a place to which the cattle were removed during summer (v. also PNO I 235). Somerton had a great expanse of grazing marsh, 95 acres at Domesday. Only Martham had more (114 acres).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- The Belt
- Burnley Hall
- Collis Lane
- Commissioners' Drain
- Decoy Wood
- East Coverts
- High Barn Farm
- Manor Farm
- West Coverts
- Blood Hills
- Bloodhills Farm
- Commissioners' Drain
- Deep Road
- Gibbethill
- The Grange
- The Hall
- Hundred Stream
- Mill Lane
- Sandy Lane
- Somerton Holmes
- Staithe Farm
- Street Plantation
- Walford Lodge
- West Farm
- White House Farm