Wootton Bassett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wootton Bassett
Historical Forms
- Wdetun 680 BCS c.1125 745 14th 937 c.1125 ib
- Wudetunnincga gemære 983 KCD636 c.1150
- Wutton 1229 Cl 1230 Ch
- Wodetone 1086 DB
- Wotton(e) 1211 RBE
- Wotton(e) Basset 1272 Ipm
- Wotton(e) juxta Bradestoke 1281 Ass
- Bassetteswotton 1315 FF
- Witun' 1245 WMxvi
- Olde Wotton 1502 ECP
- Olde Wotton al. Wotton Bassett 1547 Pat
Etymology
'Farm by the wood,' v. wudu , tun . Alan Basset acquired the manor before 1212 in right of his wife (Boarstall 312).The 983 form refers to the boundary of the people of Wootton, v. ingas , (ge)mære.