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.

Alderton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Alderton

Historical Forms

  • Aldritone 1086 DB
  • Aldrinton 1184 P 12th Survey 1279 Ipm
  • Aldringthune c.1200 ADiii
  • Alderingtune c.1270 Gerv
  • Aldrington 1278 Ch 1279 Ipm 1283 Ipm 1304 Cl
  • Auderingthon' 1284 FF
  • Aldington 1283 Cl, Fine
  • Alderton 1316 FA 1386 Cl
  • Altherton 1347 Cl

Etymology

'Ealdhere 's farm,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site