Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eitone 1086 DB

• Eiton 1200 Ass 1203 Fine 1502 StaffAcc

• Eitun' 1176 MRA

• Eytona 1298 RontonCh

• Eton 1198 CurR 1242 Fees 1263 Ipm 1285,1316,1428 FA

• Eaton 1195 P

• Eaiton' 1236 Fees

• Eyton 1236,1242 1245to1261 MRA 1251 Ch 1252 Cl c.1255 RH 1275 Ipm c.1291 Tax 1298 CoramR 1336 Banco 1327,1332 SR 1340 NI 1571 Pat

• Chirch(e) Eyton, Church(e) Eyton 1261 MRA 1293 QW 1360 Pat 1480 Banco 1528 FF 1585 QSR

• Churcheton 1570 Pat

• Chirche Eton 1481 Pat

• Church Eaton 1695 Morden 1834 O

Etymology

'The farmstead in land partly surrounded by water' from ēg 'island' and tūn 'farm'. The addition of Church to Eaton is to distinguish it from Wood Eaton about a mile to the north-west.There was a priest at Church Eaton in 1086 DB. Wood Eaton does not come into any prominence until the middle of the 13th century.