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.

Hildenley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Appleton le Street

Historical Forms

  • (H)ildingeslei 1086 DB
  • Hildingle 13 Malton 1336 Ch
  • Hildinglaye 1344 Test

Etymology

'Hilding's clearing' v. leah . The name Hilding is based on the common OE  name-theme Hild . A similar formation Hildingr is recorded in ON but in view of the English second element an English pers. name is the more likely.

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