The village is mentioned in the "Domesday Book" as "Hottune" in the "Bulford hundred". Before the Norman invasion the manor was shared between "Sprot" and "Gospatric, son of Arnketil". Afterwards they were split between the Crown and "Hugh, son Baldric" who installed "Wulfbert of Hutton" as lord of the manor. The latter part of the manor passed eventually to the Mowbray family until 1604 when the title became unused. The other part of the manor was in the possession of the Percy family of Kildale in the early 13th century. Other families that had possession included the Grays of York and the Thwaite family.