Fiskerton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fiskerton cum Morton
Historical Forms
- Fiscertune 958 BCS1029 14th
- Fiscartune 1086 DB
- Fyscarton 1456 Pat
- Fiskerton 1236 FF
- Fiskirton 1275 RH
- Fyskerton 1368 Pat
- Fyskarten Hall 1539 LP
- Phiskerton 1610 Wills
- Fiskerton Hall al. Fyssegarton Hall 1544 Recov
- Fishgarton 1655 ib
- Fiskerton al. Fishgarton 1670 ib
Etymology
OE fiscera -tūn , 'farm of the fishermen.' The place is still a favourite spot for anglers. Cf. Fiskerton (L), Fiskertuna 1060 (c. 1200) KCD 808. The sk is due to Scandinavian influence, v. Introd. xxiii.