Salton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Salton
Historical Forms
- Saletun, Saleton 1086 DB 1167–80 YCh
- Salton 1285 KI 1396 Pap 1536 YChant
- Saulton 1286 Ch
- Sauton 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Enclosure of or by the willows' v. s(e)alh, tun . The early forms suggest OE s (e )ala-tun from the gen. plur. s (e )ala .