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.

Milton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dorking

Historical Forms

  • Mildetone 1086 DB
  • Middeltone 1210–12 RBE
  • Middleton 1232 FF
  • Middelton 1242 Fees 1322 Ipm
  • Med(d)elton 1410,1415,1432 SR
  • Mylton 1501 FF

Etymology

Milton is Mildetone 1086 DB, Middeltone 1210–12 RBE, Middleton 1232 FF, Middelton 1242 Fees, 1322 Ipm, Med (d )elton 1410, 1415, 1432 SR, Mylton 1501 FF. 'Middle farm,' v. tun .It lies between Dorking and Westcott infra 273.