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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hetton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Hetun(e), Hetuna, Heton(a) 1086 DB c.1180–1200,1188–1216,1221 Furn c.1190 Fount a.1221 YChvii 1246 Ass15d 1355 Furn
  • Heton(a) super Skeld' 1200–26 ib
  • Hetton 1210–30 Furn 1234 FF 1656 WillS
  • Heytone 1556 WillY

Etymology

Probably 'heathland farmstead', v. hǣð , tūn , cf. Hetton Nb 113 (Hetton 1162 P, Hethton 1289 Cl). For the affix super Skeld , cf. foll.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name