Oulton, Oulton Lake, Oulton Park, & Oulton Park Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Budworth Chapelry
Historical Forms
- Altetone 1086 DB
- Audinton 1180–1220 Chol
- Oldenton 1220–40 Whall 1315 AddCh 1326 Adl
- Oldinton 1260 Court 1503 Chol
- Olton alias Oldyngton 1397 Pat (p), ChRR (p)
- Aldeton c.1230 Sheaf 1259 Plea 1260 Court
- Hold(e)ton 13 Sheaf 17 MidCh 1287
- Oldeton 1272–90 ChFor 1287 Court c.1536 Leland
- Oldton 1343 Chol 1370 AD 1377 ChRR
- Olton 1275 MidCh 1341 ChRR 1656 Orm2
- Olton et (le) Lowe 1357 ChFor 1381 ChRR 1407 Pat 1613 Orm2
- Olton alias Oldyn(g)ton 1397 ChRR (p), Pat (p)
- Oltowne 1587 JRC
- Aulton 1335 Cl
- Oulton 1480 Sheaf 1594 AD
- Oulton in Little Budworth 1671 Sheaf
- Oulton Park 1819 Orm2
Etymology
This p.n. may be OE (*æt ) aldan tūne 'the old or former enclosure or farmstead', with ME reformation of -an - to -en - > -in - > -ing -.Dr von Feilitzen prefers an original -ing - formation with reduction of -ing - > -in -, -en -. This interpretation suggests that Oulton is 'Alda's farm, farm called after Alda', from the OE pers.n. Alda (WSax Ealda ), in gen.sg. (Aldan -) or with -ing-, and tūn. Tait iii n.77, 209 n.220, identifies Altetone DB f.267b (Riseton hundred) with Oulton Lowe 165supra , and Alretone DB f.263b (Dudestan hundred) with Oulton. But it looks as if Alretone , formally improbable for Oulton, is the name of a lost place near Harewood-Hill 211infra in Delamere, whilst Altetone is the antecedent form of the p.n. Oulton rather than of Lowe (Oulton Lowe). Cf. Oulton Hall & Oulton Mill infra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Avenue Lodge
- Coneygreaves Fm
- Oulton Hall
- Park Place
- Shay's Lane Brook
- White Hall
- Beech Ho
- Cornhill Fm
- Headless Cross
- Hill Fm
- Hinds Gate
- Little Budworth Common
- Long Stone
- Lower Fm
- Manor Ho
- Mill Covert
- Old Hall
- Park Fm
- Sandyford Bridge
- Wellhouse Fm
- Akesmere Place
- Booth's Smithy
- Brookhouse Fm
- Brook Slack
- Budworth Mill
- Budworth Pool
- Butt Fm
- Cabbage Hall
- Chester Lane
- Chesterlane Brook
- Fennywood Fm
- Oulton Mill
- Pool Bank, Poolhead Fm
- Tom's Hole
- Wood Cottage
- Common Side
- Forest Ho
- Outside Fm
- Robin Hood's Well
- Top O' Th' Town Fm