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.

Norton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • Nortun(a) 1159–81 Holtzmann c.1179 Ch
  • Norton Cukney 1546 Wills
  • Northtowne Cuckney 1585 Thoresby
  • Norkukeneia 1205 Cur

Etymology

'North farm,' v. tun . It lies just north of Cuckney.