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.

Pilton Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pinhoe

Historical Forms

  • Pyle 1370 Ct
  • Pyleton 1631 Recov
  • Pulton 1667 Recov
  • atte Pyle 1345 Ass

Etymology

This is probably the OE  word pīl , 'stake,' cf. Pilemoor supra 420, with later addition of -ton .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement