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.

Ellerton Abbey

Major Settlement in the Parish of Downholme

Historical Forms

  • Elreton 1086 DB 1228 Pat 1230 Ebor 1268 Abbr
  • Ellerton(a), Ellertun 1184 RichReg

Etymology

'Alder enclosure' v. elri , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement