Barton on the Heath
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barton on the Heath
Historical Forms
- Bertone 1086 DB 1279 FF
- Barton 1235 Fees
- Barton in Hennemershe 1317 FF 1545 Ct
- Barton super le Heath al. Barton Henmarsh 1607 Recov
- Barton on the Heath al.Barton in Marsh 1655 FF
Etymology
v. beretun . “Bertone …is a Saxon word, and signifieth the same that in some places we now call a foldyard, yet intendeth all such bames and outbuildings as belong thereto” (Dugdale 450). For Henmarsh , v. Long Compton infra 299–300.