Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Haltune 1086 DB

• Haltun c.1115 LS 1143–47 Dane c.1155 eHy2 1178–81 PapDec Hy2 Dane R1 Ch 1318 Pat 1338

• Haltuna a1147,c.1155 Dane

• Haltunia 1150–60 ib

• Haltona 1143–47 Dane a1150 Dane 1155–60 Dane 1177 Dane lHy2 Dane 1195–6 Dane R1 Dane l12 Dane

• Haltona super Humbram l12 Dane

• Halton(') 1190 Dugdvi 1301 Ass 1202 Welles c.1221 FF 1224 Newh c.1240 Cl Ed1 LER 1241 1576

• Halton(') “by” Killingholm 1289 Pat

• Halton(') “by” Kilvingholm 1292 Ch

• Halton(') sur Humbre 1291 DuLaCh

• Halton(') super Humber 1334 Abbr

• Halton(') super Humbre 1401–2 FA

• Halton(') super Humbr' 1414 AddCh

• Halton(') super Humbre 1431 FA

• Halton(') super Humbre 1535 VEiv

• Halton(') “by Humber” 1291 Ipm

• Halton(') “on” Humbre 1312 Cl

• Halton(') “on Humber” 1314 Ipm

• Halton(') “upon” Humbre 1386 Cl

• Halthon 1286 Ipm

• Haltonne 1562–67 LNQv

• Altunia 1155–60 Dane

• Alton 1472 Pap

• Hautona 1177 Dane

• Hautone 1190–95 Dane

• Hautone super le Hombre 1281–82 AD

• Hauton(') 1202 Ass 1240 Cl 1250 FF

• Hauton(') “near” Grimesby 1331 Cl

• Hauton(') “by” Grimesby 1331 Ipm

• Hauton(') “on the” Humbre 1282 Cl

• Hawton 1475–85 ECPxvi

• Hawton “upon” Humbre 1532 LPi

• Haweton iuxta Humber 1568–70 MinAcct

• Houton' 1242–43 Fees

• Houton 1303 FA

• Howton, Howton “on Humber” 1487 Ipm

• Haulton 1325 Ipm

• Hawlton 1572 Pat

• Esthouton 1331 Ch

• Est Houton 1354 Cor

• Esthalton, Esthalton “on Humber” 1415 WillsPCC 1429 Pat 1557 Inv 1557 InstBen 1601 Terrier

• Est Halton 1535 VEiv

• Easthalton 1612,1626,1634 Terrier 1671 Inv 1693 PR(Brocklesby)

• East Halton 1662 Inv 1670 Td'E 1671,1703,1707 Terrier

• East Halton alias Haughton 1727 TLE

• East Hawton 1667 FMB

• East Haughton c.1740 Yarb

• ecclesiam sancti Petri de Haltuna que uocatur Nordkiluingholm c.1155 Dane

• ecclesia sancti Petri de Nortkiluingholm que alio nomine uocatur Haltuna c.1155 ib

Etymology

This is derived from halh 'a nook, a corner of land' and tūn 'a farmstead, a village'. OE  halh has been studied in depth by Margaret Gelling (PNITL 100–11), where she suggests that in some areas it is used to denote land between rivers or in a river-bend, and “perhaps for slightly raised ground isolated by marsh”. A sense of 'dry ground in marsh' is topographically appropriate for the site of East Halton, with Halton Marshes to the east and the lower lying ground sloping to East Halton Beck to the north and west.The spellings in Hau -, Haw - are due to AN influence with the vocalisation of -l -. It is East to distinguish it from West Halton LWR and it is described as “upon Humber”, “near Killingholme” and “near Grimsby”. DB lxi points out that the present boundaries between East Halton and Killingholme were not established before the latter part of the twelfth century. The editors go on to say “In the charters of the period, South Killinghome included both North and South Killingholme; and the church of St. Denis of South Killingholme was the church which is now known as the church of that dedication at North Killingholme; while North Killingholme then meant East Halton”. Note the references ecclesiam sancti Petri de Haltuna que uocatur Nordkiluingholm c.1155 Dane, ecclesia sancti Petri de Nortkiluingholm que alio nomine uocatur Haltuna c.1155 ib.No similar later forms have been noted.