Norton Lindsey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Norton Lindsey
Historical Forms
- Norton(e) c.1080 France
- Nortonelyndeseye 1288 Ass
- Norton Lyndeseye 1316 FA 1321 FF
- Norton Lymsey 1316 NomVill
- Norton Lynsey 1506 KnowleG 1634 Sess
- Norton Lymsay 1535 VE
- Norton Linsley 1634 Sess
- Norton Limesi 1656 Dugdale
- Mortone (sic) 1086 DB
Etymology
'North farm,' v. tun . It is the most northern of the group, Alveston, Clopton, Hampton, Norton, Tiddington, Wasperton, Wolverton. The origin of the addition to the name is unknown.Dugdale (499) speaks of Norton Limesi al. Norton Superior .
Places in the same Parish
None