Great Ayton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Ayton
Historical Forms
- Atun(a) 1086 DB c.1175 Guis 12 Whitby
- Atona, Atonam 12 1129–35 YCh 1508 Test
- Atona Magna 1300 Baildon
- Atona in Cleveland 1279 Ipm
- Etonam c.1160 Guis
- Haiton 1202 FF
- Atton' 1226 FF 1235 Cl 1252 Ass
Etymology
'Farm by the river' v. a , tun , and cf. Ayton (Pick) 100supra . For [jætn] v. Introduction xxxi. The popular appellation “Canny” probably refers to its pleasant situation, as suggested to us by Sir Alfred Pease.