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.

Walton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Baswich or Berkswich

Historical Forms

  • Waletone 1086 DB
  • Waletona c.1166 StCart
  • Waleton 1199 Ass 1200 Cur 1236 FF
  • Walton 1285 Ch 1577 Wills 1585 Comm 1836 O
  • Walton super Canoke 1326 StThomas
  • Walton under Canocke 1587 QSR

Etymology

Walton, Waletone 1086 DB, Waletona c. 1166 StCart, Waleton 1199 Ass, 1200 Cur to 1236 FF (p), Walton 1285 Chet passim to 1577 Wills, 1585Comm to 1836 O, Walton super Canoke 1326StThomas , Walton under Canocke 1587 QSR, 'the farmstead of the Welshmen', v. walh , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site