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.

Hilton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hilton

Historical Forms

  • Hiltune 1086 DB
  • Hilton(e) 1208 Cur 1222 1230 P 1243 Fees c.1260 Dale
  • Hulton(e) 1208 FF 1230 ChancR 1258 Ass 1259 DbAxxxii 1272 Ass 1466 EveryCh
  • Hylton(e) 1250 FF Hy3 Dale 1281,1330 Ass 1431 FA 1436 EveryCh 1447,1495 WollCh

Etymology

'Hill farm', v. hyll , tūn .