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.

Hemlington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stainton

Historical Forms

  • Himeligetun, Himelintun 1086 DB
  • Hemelington 1253 Ch 1301 LS
  • Hemillington 1279 YI
  • Hemlington, Hemlyngton 13 BM 1285 KI

Etymology

'Hemela's farm' v. ingtun . Cf. Gate Helmsley 10supra .

Places in the same Parish