Clayton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clayton
Historical Forms
- Glaitone, Glaytone 1073 France 1274 Pat
- Claitune 1086 DB
- Clayton(e) 1284 FA
- Cleitun(e) 1107–18 AC 1219 FF
- Cleiton, Cleyton 1150 Sele 1253 Ipm 1347
- Claetona 1121 AD464
Etymology
'Farm on the clay,' v. clæg , tun . Part of the parish lies on the gault, a clay-formation.