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.

Orton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Overton(e) 1086 DB 1316 FA
  • Oreton(e) 1283 Cl 1285 Ass 1306 Abbr

Etymology

'Farm on the slope or bank,' v. ofer , tun and cf. Overton (R).The place is on a fairly steep hillside.

Places in the same Parish

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