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.

Darton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Darton

Historical Forms

  • Dertun(e), Dertone, Derton(a) 1086 DB c.1154 Brett 1190–1210 YCh 1234 Ebor 1259–66 Brett 1265 YI 1433 Hall 1479 Brett
  • Darton 1333 FF 1391 YDiii 1409 DiocV 1435 Pat 1544 Testvi

Etymology

'The deer park or enclosure', v. dēor-tūn.