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.

Steeple Barton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Steeple Barton

Historical Forms

  • Bertone 1086 DB
  • Bertona 1186–90 Os
  • Berton c.1195 Frid c.1425 Ch 1265
  • Bertun' Johan 1220 Fees
  • Magna Berton' 1242–3 Fees
  • Berton', Berton Major 1246 Ch
  • Stepelbertone 1247 FF
  • magna Bertone 1285 Ass
  • Berton Seint Johan 1398 Cl
  • Magna Berton 1428 FA
  • Barton' 1235–6 Fees
  • Magna Barton' 1240–1,1268 Ass
  • Magna Barthon 1246–7 Ass
  • Stepel Bartona 1247 Os
  • Stepelbartona 1247 FF
  • Barton' Magna 1278–9 RH
  • magna Bartone 1285 Ass 1316 FA
  • Barton Seynt Jehan 1349 Ipm
  • Barton Seint Johan 1349 Cl 1356 Ch
  • Barton Sci Johannis 1376 Cl
  • Magna Barton 1428 FA
  • Steple Barton 1584 AD