English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stony Middleton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stony Middleton

Historical Forms

  • Middeltun(e) 1086 DB 1236 Cl
  • Middelton(e) 1200 P 1230 FF 1320 HarlCh
  • Middilton 1490 WollCh
  • Midelton, Mydelton 1252 Ch 1454 IpmR
  • Medilton 1265 Misc
  • Middleton-juxta-Heyum 1283 FF
  • Stony Middelton by Eyom 1332 Ipm 1332 Cl
  • Stony Middleton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
  • Stonemediltone 1519 DuLa

Etymology

'Middle farm', v. middel , tūn , presumably between Calver and Eyam. Occasional spellings in Med - show the influence of the cognate Scandinavian meðal . It is Stony no doubt with special reference to the nature of Middleton Dale, v. stānig .