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.

Milton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Markham Clinton

Historical Forms

  • Miletune 1086 DB
  • Mulneton' 1203 Cur
  • Milneton 1206 FF 1276 RH 1494 Ipm
  • Milneton in Bersetelowe 1366 Cor
  • Melton 1205 FF 1447 IpmR

Etymology

Milton is Miletune 1086 DB, Mulneton '1203 Cur, Milneton 1206FF , 1276 RH, 1494 Ipm, Milneton in Bersetelowe 1366Cor , Melton 1205FF , 1447 IpmR. 'Mill farm,' v. myln , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement