Glapton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton with Glapton
Historical Forms
- Glapton 1280,1287,1294 Ass 1286 Ipm 1313 FF
- Clapton 1330 Ass
- Gnapton (sic) 1478 Pat
- Gloppton 1595 Wills
- Glappen 1676 ParReg(Lenton)
Etymology
Either OE glæppe -tūn , 'buck-bean farm' or 'Glappa 's farm,' v. tun , but the absence of any sign of inflexional e is disturbing. For the personal name cf. Glapthorn (PN Nth 203).