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Survey of English Place-Names

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Alton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashover

Historical Forms

  • Alton(e) 1328 SR 1330 Ass 1519 DbAxix 1547 AD
  • Aulton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1767 Burdett

Etymology

Alton, Alton (e )1328 SR (p), 1330Ass (p), 1519 DbA xix, 1547AD , Aulton 1577 Saxton, 1610 Speed, 1767 Burdett. 'Old farm', v. ald , tūn ; cf. Alton infra 578.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement