English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Etton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Etton

Historical Forms

  • Etton(a) 1125–8 ChronPetro
  • Ecton 1189 Ch 1332 Ipm 1301

Etymology

There is very little to go on here. The c in the second series of forms is probably an error for t . The name may be from earlier Ēatan -tūn , hence 'Eata 's farm.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site