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.

Allerton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Alreton(e), Alretune 1086 DB
  • Alreton(a) 1166 P c.1246 Pont 1252 FF 1296 MinAcct
  • Allerton 1193–1211 YCh 13 Selby 1276 RH 1615 PrHosp
  • Allerton in Bradford(d)ale 1402 FA 1604 FF 1624 YAS
  • Allerton by Bradforth 1502 Ipm
  • Alirton 1324 Arm
  • Ollerton 1615 PrHosp

Etymology

'Farmstead amongst the alder-trees', v. alor (gen.pl. alra ), tūn .The name is repeated several times (pt. iv infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name