Norton

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Norton, a very common name, ‘north farmstead or village’, i.e. one to the north of another settlement, OE north + tūn; examples include: Norton N. Yorks. Nortone 1086 (DB). Norton Suffolk. Nortuna 1086 (DB). Norton Worcs., near Evesham. Nortona 709, Nortune 1086 (DB). Norton Bavant Wilts. Nortone 1086 (DB), Nortonbavent 1381. Manorial affix from the de Bavent family, here in the 14th cent. Norton, Blo Norfolk. Nortuna 1086 (DB), Blonorton 1291. Affix is probably ME blo ‘bleak, exposed’. Norton, Bredon's Worcs. Nortune 1086 (DB). Affix from nearby Bredon Hill, see Bredon. Norton, Brize Oxon. Nortone 1086 (DB), Northone Brun c.1266. Manorial affix from a William le Brun who had land here in 1200. Norton Canon Herefs. Nortune 1086 (DB), Norton Canons 1327. Affix from its early possession by the canons of Hereford Cathedral. Norton, Chipping & Norton, Over Oxon. Nortone 1086 (DB), Chepingnorthona 1224, Overenorton 1302. Distinguishing affixes are OE cēping ‘market’ and uferra ‘higher’. Norton Disney Lincs. Nortune 1086 (DB), Norton Isny 1331. Manorial affix from the de Isney family, here in the 12th cent. Norton Fitzwarren Somerset. Nortone 1086 (DB). Manorial affix from lands here held by a family called Fitzwarren. Norton, Greens Northants. Nortone 1086 (DB), Grenesnorton 1465. Manorial affix from the Grene family, here in the 14th cent. Norton in Hales Shrops. Nortune 1086 (DB), Norton in Hales 1291. Affix refers to the district called Hales, a name surviving also in Hales Stoke. Norton-in-the-Moors Stoke. Nortone 1086 (DB), Norton super le Mores 1285. Affix is from OE mōr ‘moor, marshy ground’. Norton, King's Birm. Nortune 1086 (DB), Kinges Norton 1221. A royal manor at the time of Domesday Book. Norton, Midsomer B. & NE. Som. Midsomeres Norton 1248. Affix from the festival of St John the Baptist, patron saint of the church, on Midsummer Day. Norton St Philip Somerset. Nortune 1086 (DB), Norton Sancti Phillipi 1316. Affix from the dedication of the church. Norton sub Hamdon Somerset. Nortone 1086 (DB), Norton under Hamedon 1246. Affix refers to Hamdon Hill, see Stoke sub Hamdon.

Norton ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English norð ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.