Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Herlintone, Herlintun 1086 DB

• Hertlyngton(a), Hertlington(a), Hertlingtun 12 Font 1198 Fount 13 YDix 1219 FF 1280 YI 1496 FF

• Hertel(l)ington 13 YDx 1285 KI 1316,1348 YDv

• Herthelington 1214–33 YChvii

• Hartlyngton in Craven 1409 Pat

• Hartlinton 1654 PRBrn

Etymology

This may be 'farmstead associated with Heortla', v. -ing 4 , tūn , the first el. being an OE  pers.n. Heortla (found also in Hartlebury Wo 242), corresponding to OHG  Hirzil , Hirzula (FörstemannPN 845).But there was a hill here called Hart-hill (v. f.ns. infra ), and it is possible that this is the first el. with connective -ing 4 (v. EPN i, 296§ 7) and tūn , meaning 'farmstead near the hart-hill'.