Pilton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pilton
Historical Forms
- Pilton' 1202,1203 Ass 1352 Peake 1535 VE
- Piltun 1218 For
- Pylton' 1248,1344 Cl 1346 RTemple 1382 Fine 1513 Conant 1610 Speed
- Pyleton, Pileton 1205(p),1206 P 1209–35 RHug c1291 Tax
- Pilleton 1294 Ass
Etymology
'Farmstead beside the stream', v. pyll , tūn . The stream to which the name refers is R. Chater in its upper reaches.