East Witton
Major Settlement in the Parish of East Witton
Historical Forms
- Witun(e), Witone 1086 DB
- Estwitone 1204 ClR 1396 Pap
- Wittun, Witton c.1150 Dugdv.572 1201 FF 1268 Abbr 1298 YI
- E(a)stwitton 1156 Dugdv.573
- Est Wotton 1316 FA
Etymology
'Farm in the wood' v. tun . The spelling Widtun (West Witton 255infra ) shows that Witton is derived from PrOE widu (later OE wudu = ON viðr ), and that -dt - was assimilated to -tt -. This PrOE form widu is found in some early p.n. forms such as Widutuun 723 BCS 157 (Wootton Wawen, Wa), though it is usually later replaced by wudu .