Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Adelingesfluet 1086 DB

• Adelingfleoth 1154–63 BM 1164–77 YCh487 1293 BM

• Adelingflet 1199–1209 YCh488 1245,1305 Ebor

• Athelingflet(e), Athelyngflet(e) 13 1226 FF 1230 P 1275 YI 1399 Pat

• Athlingflet 1531 Testiv

• Athelingeflet(e) 1223 Pat 1256 FF 1302 Pat

• Athelingefled 1250 Baild

• Adlingflet(e), Adlyngflet(e) 1260 Ch 1267 Ebor 1305 YI 1320 YDix 1379 PT 1590 FF

• Adelingeflet 1268 Ebor

• Adthelingflet 1316 Vill

• Adhelingflet(h) 1291 Tax 1428 FA

• Addlenfflett 1574 Dep

Etymology

'The prince's water-channel', v. flēot , one of several examples of this word in the district (cf. Ousefleet 7, Swinefleet 10infra , and YE 313). From its use in p.ns. along the Ouse, it might denote 'the stretch of a river, a reach' or refer to small creeks or inlets along the shores of the river; Adlingfleet is some distance from the Ouse but stands on the bank of the old River Don. The first el. is OE  æðeling 'a prince, a nobleman'; there is no evidence for the use of this word as a pers.n., as suggested by Goodall.