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.

Middleton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Middleton

Historical Forms

  • Middelton(e) 1086 DB 1493 Ipm
  • Mildetun' 1212 Fees72
  • Mildelton 1274 Ipm
  • Medelton 1514 LP

Etymology

'Middle tun or farm,' perhaps because it lies between Felpham and Flansham.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site