Mitton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bredon
Historical Forms
- Myttun 841 BCS433 11th
- Muctun 965 BCS1166 11th
- Muttone 11th Heming
- Mitune 1086 DB
- Muttona c.1086 EveA&B 1190 Fees37 1208 Ch 1227,1300
- Muiton 1328 FF 1360 Cl
Etymology
v. (ge)myðe, tun . The hamlet takes its name from the 'mythe' or junction of the Avon and the Carrant Brook. Similarly Mitton (La) is at the junction of Ribble and Hodder, (Wa) of Avon and Leam, Mytton (Sa) of Severn and Perry, Myton (Y) of Swale and Ure, Upper and Lower Mitton infra 254, where Severn and Stour meet.