Scotton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Catterick
Historical Forms
- Scot(t)une 1086 DB
- Scotton(a) 1199–1210 Easby
- Schotton 1184 RichReg 1295 YI
Etymology
This is probably from OE Scotta-tun , 'farm of the Scots or Irish,' with early loss of the inflexional syllable between the two t 's, cf. Catton 183supra . A similar explanation may hold for Scotton (L), LindsSurv Scottuna , etc. v. tun .