Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tilchestune 1086 DB

• Elkesdon(a), Elkesdone Hy1,Hy2,1194 Bridlington 1215 ClR 1252 Cl 1330 QW

• Helkesdone 1269 Ass

• Helchesdun c.1160 Rufford

• Elchesdon Hy2 Bridlington

• Elcasdona c.1185 Bridlington

• Hilkesdon(e), Ilkesdon(e), Ilkisdon(e), -don(e) 1236,1243 Fees 1258 Darley 1265 Misc 1330 Ass

• Ylkesdon 1291 Tax

• Illesdon 1284–6 FA

• Hilkeston(e), Ilkeston(e) 1276 RH 1281 Ass 1302 FA 1306 Pat

• Ylkystun Ed1 DbCh

• Ylkeston 1488 Premon 1519 DbAxix 1555 Middleton

• Elkeston 1375 Fine 1427 DbCh

• Ilston 1554 Pat Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Perhaps 'Ēalāc's hill', v. dūn ; for the pers.n. OE  Ēalāc (LVD) cf. Elkstone (PN St 55–6), Elkesley (PN Nt 78). There was an early replacement of dūn by tūn . This leaves out of consideration the DB form Tilchestune ; initial T - is simply a misdivision of the name preceded by the preposition æt . Spellings in -ch - are to be explained as AN forms for -k -, and -tune is presumably an error for -dune .