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.

West Milton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Powerstock

Historical Forms

  • Mideltone 1086 DB
  • Mideltona Exon
  • Midelton(') 1212 Fees 1268 Ass 1285 FA
  • Middletone 1255 Sarum
  • Middleton' 1288 Ass
  • Mylton(') 1303 FA 1332 SR
  • Milton 1318 Ch 1653 ParlSurv 1811 OS
  • Miltone 1327 SR
  • West Milton 1661 DCMRent

Etymology

'Middle farm or estate', from middel and tūn , 'middle' perhaps referring to its situation between Powerstock and Mangerton in Netherbury par. infra . The later addition 'West' is probably to distinguish this place from Milton Abbas 3219.