Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hiretune 1086 DB

• Hirtone 1236 FF

• Irton(e), Yrton(e) 1243 RegAnt 1291 Tax 1298 Cl 1310 Ipm 1485 Woll

• Yrton als Irton 1297 Ipm

• Ireton 1261,1326 DbAxxxii 1451 Cl

• Kirk(e)irton 1370 CPG 1393,1410 Pat

• Kirkyrton 1577 DbAi

• Kyrkireton(e), Kirk(e)ireton(e), Kyrkireton(e), -ireton(e) 1450 CPG 1480 Woll 1500 CPG

• Kerkyretone 1540 ib

• Churcheyretone 1537 CPG

• Churche Ireton 1550,Ed6 Lanc

Etymology

'Farm of the Irishman or Irishmen', v. Íri , tūn . The first element is the gen.sg. or pl. of ON  Ífri, used of a Scandinavian who had been in Ireland or of an Irishman accompanying the Vikings to England.v. kirkja . The occasional forms in Churche , v. cirice , are noteworthy.Cf. Ireton Fm infra 508.