Corton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Boyton
Historical Forms
- Cortitone 1086 DB
- Cortiton 1227 FF
- Corton(e) 1242 Fees 1316 FA
- Estcorton 1356 Ass
- Cortinton, Cortynton 1259 FF
- Cortyngton 1291 Tax 1304 Sarum 1325 Pat 1332 SR 1348 Cl
- Corton al. Cortington 1570 FF
Etymology
'Farm of Cort or Corta ' v. ingtun . For the personal name cf. Corteshamme BCS 917 (a Wiltshire charter) and Courteenhall (PN Nth 145). East Corton was probably the present Manor Fm in contrast to West Corton, now West Fm in the village itself.