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.

Alkmonton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Alkmonton

Historical Forms

  • Alchementune 1086 DB
  • Almunton e.13th DbAiv
  • Alcmentone 1281 Ass
  • Alkmintone 1330 ib
  • Alcmunton, Alk(e)munton 1243 Fees 1246 Cl 1302 FA Ed1 WollCh
  • Alk(e)monton 1296 Ipm 1328 SR 1339 DbCh 1345 Cor
  • Aukmonton als Alk(e)monton 1629 SaltCh
  • Alk(e)manton 1306 Ass 1415 Woll 1431 FA 1746 Woll

Etymology

'Ealhmund's farm', v. tūn . For the uninflected genitive v. -es 2 . It may be noted that the church of St Alkmund in Derby is dedicated to a saint of this name.

Places in the same Parish