EATON, (Nottinghamshire) on the r. Idle, from whence 'tis also called Idleton, is on the S. side of E. Redford. It bel. to
the family of Wolrington in the R. of Hen. II. and to John Leverwick, John Cutt, and Thomas Wirtley, in that of Hen. VI.
Soon after it came to Sir John Savage, who enfeoffed Sir Thomas Chaworth, &c. with 2-3ds of it, and Sir Will. Babington
and Tho. Nevil with the other 3d, to the use of Hugh Hercy, whose descendants disposed of their part to Mr. Geo. Markham;
from whose family it came to Nich. Stringer, and was not very long ago in the possession of Francis Stringer.