Morton Bagot
Major Settlement in the Parish of Morton Bagot
Historical Forms
- Mortone 1086 DB
- Morton(e) 1224 FF
- Morton(e) Bagod 1262 Ass
- Morton(e) Bagot 1282 FF
- Morthone in Arden 1280 For
- Mooreton 1626 Sess
Etymology
'Farm by the moor or marshy land,' v. mor . William Bagod is associated with the manor t. Hy 2 (Dugdale 566).