Shilton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shilton
Historical Forms
- Scelftone 1086 DB
- Sulfton c.1144 Ch 1348
- Sceffetone 1176 P
- Selton 1169 P 1199 FF
- Shulton 1221 Ass 1420 IpmR
- Schulton 1232,1262,1306 Ass
- Shilton 1535 VE
- Shilton al. Shulton 1635 Recov
Etymology
'Farm on the slope or shelf,' v. scylf , tun . The place is situated on rising ground, 50 feet above the level of a stream.