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.

Kilson

Other OS name in the Parish of Thrushelton

Historical Forms

  • Kyleston 1330 SR
  • Killesdon 1356 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Kyleston 1330SR (p),Killesdon 1356Ass . ' Cylli 's tun or dun . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement