Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Haltone, Halstone 1086 DB

• Haleton 1201 Ass 13th StThomas 1274 Ipm

• Halton 1290–93 StCart 1682 Browne

• Halctona 12th StThomas

• Halcton' 1203 Ass 1233 P 1242 Fees 1258 Pat

• Halec(h)tun 1199 Ass 12th StThomas 12thto14th RontonCh 1251 Lib

• Halechtone 13th Vesp 14th RontonCh

• Hal(e)keton 1242 Fees

• Halegtona 12th StThomas

• Halughton 12th StThomas c.1291 Tax 1340 Pat 1340 FF 1424 1395 ChancM 1419 CoramR 1421 BM 1428 FA 1435 Cl

• Halughtone 1364 AD 1421 LansdCh

• Haleug(e)ton 1327 SR

• Haleuthton 1267 For

• Halghton 1205 Cur 1245–56 MRA 1293to1323 Ass 1304 Banco 1475 1306 GDR 1332 SR 1340 NI 1360 Pat 1485 1401 StaffAcc 1415,1428 FF c.1538 AOMB 1535 VE

• Halgton 1238 Lib 1311 Ipm 1314 MRA

• Halyton 1486–1515 ECP

• Hal(e)yetton 1267,1290 Ch

• Haulegton 1323 CoramR

• Halweton 1285 FA 1337 Ipm

• Hawghton Eliz ChancP 1572 FF 1599 QSR

• Haghton 1482 Banco

• Hougeton 1622 PenkridgeParReg

• Haughton 1559 Pat 1836 O

Etymology

'The farmstead by the nook of land', v. halh (hale dat.sg.), tūn .There is a stream here, so that the meaning 'water-meadow' may well be presumed.