BARTON

Etymology

Proper noun

Barton

Any of many places in England.

A village in Preston, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5137).

Any of many places named after the English places, of after persons with the surname, including

An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.

A ghost town and community in Fresno County, California.

A town in Maryland.

A town in New York.

A community in Nova Scotia.

An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.

A town, the village and river of Vermont.

A town in Wisconsin.

A habitational surname from the places in England.

A male given name from surnames.

Anagrams

• Taborn, Tabron

Etymology

Noun

barton (plural bartons)

A farmyard.

the lands of a manor reserved for the Lord's use

(archaic) an arrangement of blocks and pulleys; a burton

Anagrams

• Taborn, Tabron

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"ton, n. Etym: [AS. beret courtyard, grange; bere barley + t an inclosure. ]

1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng.] Burton.

2. A farmyard. [Eng.] Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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