Whatton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whatton
Historical Forms
- Watone 1086 DB
- Watton(a) t.Hy2 Dane c.1160 AD 1204 FF 1242 Fees 1284 FA 1291 Tax
- Wattun' 1235 Fees
- Vatton 1304 Ipm
- Whatton(e) 1189 Holtzmann 1242 Fees 1291,1316 Ch
- Whatton in la Vale 1375 Cl
- Whatton in the Vale 1793 Recov
Etymology
Probably 'wheat farm,' v. tun . 'In the Vale,' i.e. the Vale of Belvoir.