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.

Normanton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elkesley

Historical Forms

  • Normentone 1086 DB
  • Normanton 13th Blyth 1330 Ass
  • Normanton juxta Elkesleye 1340 ib
  • Normanton Field t.Eliz ChancP
  • Normanton Grange in the parish of Elkesley 1600 Wills

Etymology

Normanton is Normentone 1086 DB, Normanton 13thBlyth , 1330Ass , Normanton juxta Elkesleye 1340 ib., Normanton Field t. Eliz ChancP, Normanton Grange in the parish of Elkesley 1600 Wills.'Farm of the Norsemen,' v. tun . See further Introd. xx. Normanton is a former hamlet now represented on the map by Normanton Inn.