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.

Eatons Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield

Historical Forms

  • Etune 1086 DB
  • Eton 1337 IpmR 1378 Pat

Etymology

Eatons Fm (6″) is Etune 1086 DB, Eton 1337 IpmR, 1378 Pat.This is probably OE  ēatūn , for it lies by the Adur, v. ea , tun .The s is pseudo-manorial.