Shelton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shelton
Historical Forms
- Sceltun(e) 1086 DB
- Scelton(e) t.John BM 1204 FineR 1208–13 Fees
- Shelton 1236 FF
- Schel(l)ton 1253 Ebor
- Schelton 1302 FA 1333 SR
- Skelton 1305 FF
- Shilton 1335 Ass
Etymology
'Farm on sloping ground,' v. scylf , tun . The place is on a slight elevation between the Smite and Back Dyke. Cf. Shelton (PN BedsHu 19).