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.

Hutton Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huttons Ambo

Historical Forms

  • Hoton 1086 DB
  • Minchon Hoton e.13 Kirkham
  • Minechunhoton 1286 Malton
  • Hoton Mynchon 1294 Malton
  • Minchun 1303 Abbr
  • Huton on the Hill 1581 FF

Etymology

v. High Hutton supra and myncen , 'nun.' There is no recorded tenure of land here by nuns.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement