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.

Ellerton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolton on Swale

Historical Forms

Alreton 1086 DB

Ellerton 1184 RichReg

Ellerton upon Swale 1314 Ch

Etymology

'Alder enclosure' v. alor (elri), tun and cf. Ellerton Abbey 270supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement