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.

Purton End

Other OS name in the Parish of Debden

Historical Forms

  • Peredon 1274 RH
  • Pyriton 1277 FF
  • Piriton(e) 1332 SR 1387 Walden
  • Periton(efeld) ib.

Etymology

is Peredon 1274 RH, Pyriton 1277 FF (p), Piriton (e )1332SR (p), 1387Walden , Periton (efeld )ib. ' Pear-tree hill , ' or ' farm , ' v. pirige , dun , tun .