Salts Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton on Hull
Historical Forms
- pastura(m) de Saltes 1180–97 Melsa
- (les) Saltz 1235–49,1280–6 ib
- le Saltes 13th YD c.1280 StoweCh
- in salinis de Suttona 1280–6 Melsa
Etymology
Salts Ho is pastura (m ) de Saltes 1180–97 Melsa, (les ) Saltz 1235–49, 1280–6 ib., le Saltes 13th YD, c. 1280StoweCh . The name is translated in salinis de Suttona (1280–6 Melsa), from MedLat salinum 'salt-pit.' Here we have an early use of salt to denote a salt-pit. The earliest example in NED is dated 1621.