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.

Hesselton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Finghall

Historical Forms

Heselton' 1137–46 Easby

Hesiltone 1228 Dugdv.576

Etymology

'Hazel-tree farm' v. OE hæsel or ON hesli and tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement