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.

Elton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westbury on Severn

Historical Forms

  • Elwinton 1201 FF
  • Eluinton', Eluintunia, Eluyntunia 1220 Fees c.1240 GlR 1255 FF 1287 Ass
  • Elventone c.1275 For
  • Elvington als. Elton 1600 FF
  • Elueton(a), Elveton(a), Elvetune 1221 Ass 1223 ClR c.1240 GlR 1248 Ass 1420 MinAcct
  • Eluiton' 1221 Ass
  • Elyngton 1527 FF
  • Elton 1542 LP 1568 For 1642 Comm

Etymology

'Ælfwine's farmstead', v. tūn . The pers.n. is OE  Ælfwine , Ælfwynn .