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.

Walton upon Trent

Major Settlement in the Parish of Walton upon Trent

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Waletune 942 Peniarth 13th DB 1086
  • Waleton 1243 Fees
  • Waleton super Trentam Hy3 HarlCh 1291 Tax Ed1 HarlCh 1316 Pat
  • Valeton' 1236 Fees
  • Walton 1274 Ipm
  • Walton super Trente 1275 Bemrose 1295 Ipm 1302 FA
  • Walton super Trente 1306 Ass

Etymology

'Farm of the Welshmen or serfs', v. walh , tūn ; cf. Walton supra 321.