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.

Horton Fms

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton Lovett

Historical Forms

  • Hortun 972 BCS1282 c.1050 DB 1086

Etymology

'Muddy farm,' v. horh , tun . The estate lies on low ground.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site