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.

Dittons

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westham

Historical Forms

  • Dittone 1292 MinAcct
  • Dittone in Westhamme 1320 Ch
  • Dytton 1302,1324 FA
  • Dutton 1535 VE
  • Dittonsmershe 1574 SRS3,87

Etymology

Dittons is Dittone 1292MinAcct , Dittone in Westhamme 1320 Ch, Dytton 1302, 1324 FA, Dutton 1535 VE, Dittonsmershe 1574 SRS 3, 87, v. dic , tun . The modern form is pseudo-manorial.