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.

Kilton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worksop

Historical Forms

  • Kilton t.Hy1 Dugdvi 1316 DukRec 13th Ass 1287 SR 1327
  • Kylton 1383 IpmR 1460 DukRec 1535 VE
  • Chiletone t.Hy2 RBE

Etymology

Kilton is Kilton t. Hy 1 (1316) Dugd vi, 13th DukRec, 1287Ass , 1327SR (p), Kylton 1383 IpmR, 1460 DukRec, 1535 VE, Chiletone t. Hy 2 RBE. The forms do not admit of any certain interpretation.