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.

Edmonton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Edmonton

Historical Forms

  • Adelmetone 1086 DB
  • Eadelmeton late12th BM 13th ADii
  • Edelmeton(e) 1202 FF 1550 et passim
  • Edelmiton 1306 Ipm
  • Edolmeton, Edulmeton 1235 Fees
  • Eddelmethone 1276 LBk
  • Edelmeltone 1329 ADi
  • Edlemeton 1534 FF
  • Edelmintone 1211 RBE
  • Edelmenton 1340 Pat
  • Edelmynton 1397,1406 FF
  • Edelmonton 1386 SR
  • Edelmyngton 1432 FF
  • Edelmeston 1214 ClR
  • Edelmestun 1235 Fees
  • Edelmiston 1407 IpmR
  • Edelington 1259 FF
  • Edlington 1264 Ipm
  • Edelynton 1397 FF
  • Edelmptone 1349,1356 FF
  • Edmenton 1369 ADi 1392 FF 1445 IpmR
  • Edmun(d)ton 1372 Pat 1396 IpmR
  • Edmanton 1400 Pat
  • Edmyngton 1422,1425 FF
  • Edmynton 1464 Pat
  • Edelmeton al. Edmonton 1464 IpmR
  • Edelmeton al. Edmondton 1544 FF
  • Elmuton, Edmuton 1550 FF

Etymology

'Ēadhelm 's farm,' v. tun . The early forms show variation between inflected and uninflected compounds Eadhelmtun , Eadhelmestun and a form Eadhelmingtun , v. ingtun .