Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Alford (sic) 1086 DB

• Akeford(') 1199 Cur 1244 Ass 1303 FA

• Acford(') 1201 P Hy3 AddCh 1227 FF 1263 Ipm 1428 FA

• Acforth' 1280 Ass

• Akford 1303 FA

• Okford(') 1283,1398 Cecil

• Ocford' 1398 ib

• Acforde Eskelin a1155,1298 MontC

• Acforde of Robert Eskylling c.1155 ib

• Acford(e) Eschellinch 1189–99 ib

• Acford(e) Eskelling 1215 ClR 1285 Cl

• Acford(e) Eschelling 1236 FF

• Acford(e) Scillinge 1268 MontC

• Acford(e) Skelling('), Acford(e) Skellyng' 1288 Ass 1297 Pat

• Acford(e) Schilling' 1288 Ass

• Acford(e) Eskylling 1303 BMI,1330

• AddCh, Acford(e) Skilling, Acford(e) Skillyng(e), Acford(e) Skyllyng 1316 FA 1383 Cecil

• Acford(e) Skillynges 1328 HarlCh

• Acford(e) Shillyng, Acford(e)shillyng 1336 Cl 1407 Pat

• Akeford Shelling 1220 ClR

• Akford' Eschelling 1242–3 Fees

• Hacfordeskelling' 1268 Ass

• Hakeford Eskellyng 1268 FF

• Akfordskyllyng' 1318 Cecil

• Hacford Shillyng 1348 Pat

• Ocford(') Sculling' 1280 Ass

• Ocford(') Skillyng 1327 SR

• Ocford(') Skyllyng' 1332 SR

• Ocford(') skylling 1405 AddCh 15

• Hocfordeskelling 1286 FF

• Okfordskelling 1302 ADI

• Ok(e)ford(e) Skylling, Ok(e)ford(e) Skyllyng(e) 1314 Ipm 1431 FA

• Okford' Eschyllinges 1320 AddCh

• Ok(e)ford(e) Shillyng(e) 1355 Pat 1558 PlR

• Okeford(e) Eskylling 15 AddCh

• Okeford(e) Eskyllyng 1507 1530 ib

• Okesford Esskylling 1546 PlR

• Ockford Shilling 1664 HTax

• Skillyng Okeford 1407 Pat

• Skyllyng Ocford 1412 FA

• Shillyngokford(e) 1418 Cl

• Shillyngesokeford(e) 1443 1453 IpmR

• Shillingaukford 1575 Saxton

• Shilling Okeford 1795 Boswell

• Shillyngeston 1444 IPN

• Shyllyng(e)ston(e) ys Okeford('), Shyllengeston' ys Okeford(') 1494 Cecil

• Shillingston, vulgarly Ockford-Shilling 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

'Oak-tree ford' v. āc , ford . In 1086 DB the manor of Alford (for Acford ) was held by Schelin (also called Eschelinus in Exon p. 31), and his descendants here were Robert son of Eskelin a1155 MontC, Robert Eskylling , Robert son of Scilling c.1155 ib, John Eskelingh '1199 Cur, John Eskelling 1201 P, Hy 3AddCh , Walter Eschelling 'Hy 3ib , etc; on the alternation of Esc -, Sc - in the pers.n., v. ANInfl 55. The affix -Eskelin , -Eskelling , etc, later -Shilling , served to distinguish this place from the neighbouring pars. of Child Okeford and Okeford Fitzpaine.The modern form Shillingstone is a late formation with tūn 'village', v. IPN 131.