Horton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles north of Chard. The parish had a population of 826 in 2021, and 812 in 2011. It is first attested as Horton in 1242. The place-name Horton is a common one in England. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
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