Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tilleston 1086 DB

• Tylleston, Tilleston 1291 Tax

• Tilestan 1217–72 AddCh

• Tylestan 1260 Court c.1345 Chol

• Tilstan 1217–72 AddCh 1257 1662 Chol

• Tilstan near Caurthyn 1459 Plea

• Tileston c.1250 Sheaf

• Tyleston 1260 Court

• Tilston 1287 Plea 1290 Ipm 1767 ChRR

• Tilston Green 1558–79 ChancP 1831 Bry

• Tilston Hall 1724 NotCestr

• Tilton 1297 CRV

• Tyldeston' 1436 Chol 1536

• Tildeston' 1508 1530 Orm2 1537 ChRR

• Tildestone 1508 ib

• Tildyston 1536 ib

• Taleston 1550 MinAcct

• Talleston alias Taleston 1561 Pat

• Telston 1558–1603 Surv

Etymology

'Tilli's or Til(l)a's stone', from the OE  pers.ns. Tilli or Til (l )a and stān, with grēne 2 , hall , court , and loge . The place is on the line of a Roman road, cf. Tilston Lane infra , and the stone might have been a milestone or some similar feature.