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.