Chilton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Chilton
Historical Forms
- (emb) cylda tun c.895 BCS565 12th
- Cildatun 1015,1052(c.1240) KCD1310,796
- Cilletone, Ciltone 1086 DB
- Chiltune William Abingdon c.1240
- Chiltone 1218–21 Os
Etymology
A common name, probably meaning 'farm of the young noblemen', v. DEPN for other examples.