Elmton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Elmton
Historical Forms
- Helmetune 1086 DB
- Elmeton(e) 1176,1177 P 1219 FC(L) 1232,1237 Thurgarton 1243 Fees 17th
- Elmton 1286 Welbeck 1424 DbCh 1577 DbAi
- Elmenton 1276 RH
- Haumeton Hy2,c.1240 Thurgarton
- Aumeton 1252 Ch
- Elmedon 1296 IpmR
- Elmdon 1291 Pat
Etymology
'Farm of the elms', v. elm (gen.pl. elma ), tūn , with a single form from elmen (adj.). For forms in H - and (H )au -, cf. Elmdon (PN Wa 60) and Elmley Lovett (PN Wo 240).