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.

Treton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bruern

Historical Forms

  • Treton' c.1130 OxonCh
  • Treiton' 1176 P
  • Trettin 1178 P
  • Treinton' 1180 P
  • Treutona 1186 Os
  • Treithoniam 1189 Ch 1372
  • Treiton' 1194,5 P
  • Tretona 1259 Os 1526 LS

Etymology

Treton (lost) is Treton 'c. 1130 OxonCh, Treiton '1176 P, Trettin 1178 P, Treinton '1180 P, Treutona 1186 Os, Treithoniam 1189 (1372) Ch, Treiton '1194, 5 P, Tretona 1259 Oset freq with variant spellings Treton (e ) to 1526 LS. 'tūn by the tree(s),' v. trēo(w).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement