Abbots Morton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Abbots Morton
Historical Forms
- Mortun 708 BCS120 c.1200 BCS130 714 DB 16th EveA 1086 c.1086 1190
- Abbotes Morton 1418 Pat
- Morton Abbat 1428 FA
- Stonie Morton 1610 QSR
- Stony Moreton 1787 Cary
Etymology
'Marsh farm,' v. mor , tun . It was held by the Abbot of Evesham till the time of the Dissolution and the prefix distinguished it from Morton Underhill, three miles away.