Thistleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thistleton
Historical Forms
- Tisteltune 1086 DB
- Tystelton' 1286 QW
- Thysteltun, Thisteltun 1212 Fees 1241 Cl
- Thistelton(e) 1226 RHug 1249 RGros 1300 Ipm 1535 VE 1610 Speed
- Thystilton', Thistilton' 1262 FF 1265 Misc 1340 Pat
- Thustelton 1286 Ass
- This(s)leton 1535 VE 1670 FF
- Thistleton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'The farm where thistles abound', v. þistel , tūn . For the archaeologist, thistles are associated with deserted habitation sites because high phosphate content in the soil encourages their growth.There is a large Romano-British settlement site a half mile southwest of the parish church and thistles growing there may well have given the later settlement site its name.