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.

The Hattons, Upper Hatton Fms & Lower Hatton Fms

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Hadton 1227 Ass
  • Hattun 1227 ib
  • Hatton 1199to1396 1205 Cur 1278to1482 Banco 1319to1571 FF 1327,1332 SR 1338 Ct 1495 Giffard
  • The Hattons 1723 Ct 1880 Kelly
  • le netherhatton 1556 Su

Etymology

le netherhatton 1556Su (i.e. Lower Hatton, v . neoðer)

'The farmstead on the heath', v. hǣð , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement