Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Waletone 1086 DB 1222 RHug

• Waleton' 1195 P 1209 Cur 1212 GarCart 1254 Val 1258 RHug

• Waletun l.12 GarCart

• Waletuna l.12 ib

• Walet' l.12 1212 ib

• Valetu' l.12 GarCart

• Waltun' m.13 MiD

• Walton(') 1260,1261 Cur 1264 RGrav

• Waltone 1274(1579),1276(1579) LRoll

• Wauton' 1247 Abbr 1253 WoCart 1449 RHug 1258 MiD l.12,13

• ~ de Wauz 1270 RGrav

• ~ super Waldas 1354 Pat

• ~ super le Wolde 1467,1563 Nichols

• ~ super Woldes 1537 Pat

• ~ sup' le Woulds 1604 SR

• ~ sup' Olds 1678 LML

• ~ othe Wold', ~ othe Wolld(e) 1346 CCart 15

• ~ on le Wold(e) 1415,1464,1467,1475 Pat

• ~ on the Wolds 1604 LML

• ~ on the Woulds 1631 ib

• ~ Malore 1386 Fine

Etymology

'The farmstead, village of the British', v. walh (wala gen.pl.), tūn .Spellings with u for l are due to AN influence. In the common suffixes, OE  (Angl ) wald has developed its later meaning 'high ground cleared of woodland'. Willielmus Malory , Willielmus Maulore held the manor in 1384, 1386 Fine.