Plumpton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Plumpton
Historical Forms
- Pluntun(e) 1086 DB 1162 P 1217 ClR
- Plumton(e) c.1160 Add 1377 Cl
- Plumton juxta Wedone Pynkeny 1289 FF
- Plumton al. Plumpton 1304 Ipm
- Plumpton 1220 Fees
- Plumpton Seint Johan 1341 ADiv
- Plomton 12th Survey 1377 Cl
Etymology
'Plum farm,' v. tun . William de Seynt John had a holding here in 1304 (Ipm).