Moulton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Middleton Tyas
Historical Forms
- Moltun 1086 DB
- Muleton' 1176–1182 P 1219,1220 Ass
- Moleton 1241 Ch
- Multon 13 RichReg 1441 BM
- Mowton 1577 Saxton 1613 NR
Etymology
'Mula's farm' from the OE pers. n. Mūla , found in OE Mulantun (KCD 759), a weak form of OE Mūl (v. Redin 21).Cf. Mowthorpe 35supra .