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.

Hayton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hayton

Historical Forms

  • Hayton c.1170 Laner
  • in Gilleland 1290 Ch
  • Heyton 1230 FF 1278,1279 Ass
  • Hatton 1279 Ass
  • Haton 1580 Border 1603 Gilsland
  • Haytown 1712 CW(OS)viii

Etymology

'Hay tūn,' v. hēg . v. Hayton infra 288. Cf. PN Nt 32.