Ellerton Priory
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ellerton
Historical Forms
- Elreton(e) 1086 DB
- Elretun(a), Elreton 1199–1211 YCh 1198 Abbr 1298 et passim
- Elreton(e) super Derwentam 1180–1200 YCh1173
- Ellerton 1199–1210 RegAlb 1225 FF 1426 Test
- Ellerton in Spaldyngmore 1331 FF
- Ellerton on Derwent 1344 FF
- Ellerton Abbey 1494 Test
- Hellerton 1226 FF
- Elerton 1257 Ch
- Ellarton Priorie 1614 FF
Etymology
'Farm by the alders' or 'alder enclosure,' v. elri , tun and cf. Ellerton, PN NRY 270, 277. A Gilbertine Priory was founded here c. 1221 by William FitzPeter.