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.

Barton Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ely St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Berton(a) c.1120 HarlCh 1432 et freq
  • Ely Barton 1436 Ct
  • Barton ferme 1591 Depositions

Etymology

Barton Fm (6″) is Berton (a )c. 1120HarlCh et freq to 1432Ct , Ely Barton 1436Ct , Barton ferme 1591Depositions , v. bere-tūn. This was a manor of the Bishop of Ely.