Mapleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mapleton
Historical Forms
- Mapletune 1086 DB
- Mapleton 1573 HMC 1676 DbAvii
- Mapelton(e), Mapeltona, Mapilton(e), Mapiltona 1159–66 Darley 1169 P c.1200 RegAnt 1240 FF 1241 RegAnt 1439 Okeover
- Mapyltone 1258 FF
- Mappilton 1293 WollCh
- Mapulton 1229,1269,1270 DbAxxxii 1291 Tax 1577 DbAi
- Maplinton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Maple-tree farm', v. mapel , tūn . Mapleton is the spelling of the O.S. The local spelling is Mappleton.