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.

Hammerton Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Litton

Historical Forms

  • Homelton 1347 AddCh
  • Hommuldon 1375 ib
  • Hammerdon Close 1764 EnclA

Etymology

Hammerton Hill (6″), Homelton 1347AddCh , Hommuldon 1375 ib, Hammerdon Close 1764EnclA . 'Scarred hill', v. hamol , dūn , with confusion between dūn and tūn .