Arlecdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Arlecdon
Historical Forms
- Arlauchdene c.1130 StB
- Arlachadena c.1185 ib
- Arlokeden(e) c.1150,1248 StB 1279,1292 Ass
- in Coupland 1262 Dugdv
- Arlokedun' 1279 Ass
- Arlokden(e) 1242 FF 1309,1334 Ipm
- Arlogden 1292 Ass
- Arlecden 1321 Ipm
- Arlekden 1396 Pat
- Arlochden early14th StMaryY
- Arloudane 1540 MinAcct
- Arladon 1576 S
- Arleyden 1552 FF
- Arleton 1680 PR(Shap)
Etymology
The forms which have recently been collected from manuscript sources are all compatible with Ekwall's suggestion that this name comes from an OE earn-lace denu, 'eagle-stream valley.'