Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Alctone 1086 DB

• Halcton(e) 1229 RHug 1285 Ch

• Halecton' 1167 ChancR 1185 P 1229 Pat 1285 Ch

• Halectona 1189×99 Hastings

• Halechton(e) 1186 P 1229 RHug

• Halgeton' 1229,1230 Cur 1265 RGrav

• Halgheton 1262 Cl 1274 LRoll 1579

• Halghton' 1267 Cur 1268 Abbr 1301,1304 Ch 1380 Cl 1387 LCh

• Halgton' 1293 OSut 1293 Cl 1306 Hazlerigg

• Halughton' 1300 ChancW 1306 Pat 1390 Hastings 1397 Cl 1501 Banco 1505 Pat

• Halugton' 1289,1298 Peake 1354,1376 BM

• Haloghton' 1402,1415 Wyg 1427 Peake 1444 ShR

• Haloughtom' 1314,1318 Banco 1374 Cl 1384 Pat 1533 Fine 1535 VE 1548 Pat 1583 LEpis

• Halloughton' 1465 Wyg 1540 Hazlerigg 1604 SR 1619,1630 LML

• Haleton' 1167 P 1220 MHW

• Halton(e) 1203 Ass 1205 P 1224 RHug

• Halhton 1367 Cl

• Haluton' 1225 GildR 1264 Hazlerigg 1317 Rut 1328 Banco

• Halutun' 1260 Rut

• Halluton 1284 Ch

• Haluthon' l.13 Peake

• Haluetun 1236 Fees

• Halueton c.1291 Tax

• Haleuton' 1242 GildR a.1250 Peake 1267 P 1286 Coram

• Halouton' 1276 BelCartA e.14 BelCartB 1286 Wyg e.15 1514,1522

• Haloutun' 1286 BelCartB e.15

• Alwetun c.1237 GildR

• Halwetone m.13 Peake

• Haleweton' 1254 Val 1259 Cur 1290 Ipm

• Halighweton' 1291 Laz 1404

• Halugweton 1350 Ipm

• Halowton' 1426,1446 ShR 1489,1508 Ipm

• Hallowton 1618 LML

• Hallaton 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed

• Hallaton called also Halloughton 1622 Burton

Etymology

'The farmstead, village in the nook of land', v. halh , tūn . The settlement lies in a narrow side-valley.