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.

Hambleton Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ormesby

Historical Forms

  • Hameldune 13 Guis

Etymology

'Scarred hill' v. hamel , dun and cf. Hamley 80supra . The name Hambleton is a common hill-name in Yorkshire, and most of them are characterised by their scars.