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.

Beighterton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weston under Lizard

Historical Forms

  • Bertone 1086 DB
  • Becterton' 1242 Fees
  • Beghterton 1302 Ass 1325 Banco 1326 Comm 1394 Ass
  • Beyterton 1327,1332 SR
  • Beitertone 13th WestonunderLizard
  • Beyghterton 1392 CovRoll
  • Beitherton 1534 W
  • Betherton 13th ib
  • Beterton 1473 AddCh
  • Bertherton 1285 FA 1387 Fine 1430 Ipm
  • Biterton 1682 Browne 1775 Yates
  • Beighterton 1833 O

Etymology

Perhaps 'Beorhthere's farmstead', v. tūn , with the pers.n. uninflected and with loss of -r - in Beorht- due to the influence of -r - in the following syllable.