Girton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Girton
Historical Forms
- Gretone 1086 DB
- Gretona 1163 RegAntiq
- Grettuna 1145 RegAntiq
- Gretton(a) 1147 EHRxxxv 1240 Cl 1275 RH 1280,1330 Ass 1291 Tax 1316,1428 FA 1333 SR 1576 Ct
- Grettonhoke 1292 Misc
- Girtone 1525 SR
- Gyrton 1538 Recov
- Gertton 1559 Wills
- Girton oth. Gretton 1604 DKRxxxix
- Gherton 1743 ParReg(Langford)
Etymology
'Farm on the gravel,' v. greot , tun . Identical with Girton (PN C 9–10). hoke must refer to the tongue of land on which the village is situated, v. hoc .