Kirk Deighton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirk Deighton
Historical Forms
- Distone 1086 DB
- Dystone 1280 Ebor
- Dihtona 1194 YChx
- Dicton(a) 12 YDiv 1154–74,1194 YChx 1217 YDix,73 1246 YDv 1247 YI 1293 YI
- Dichton e.13 YDiv 1208–25 YChx
- Suth Dithon 1285 KI
- Dighton, Dyghton 13 Percy 1246 Ass41d 1291 Tax 1300 Ebor 1436 Testi
- South Dighton 1303 KF 1340 YDvi
- Magna Dighton 1316 Vill
- Kirk(e) Dighton 1361 Ass3 1474 YDvi 1661 RipFabr
- Church(e) Dighton 1597,1611 FF
Etymology
'Farmstead with a ditch', v. dīc , tūn . The Dis - spellings are AN; v. also Phonol. § 38. The church (v. kirkja ) was mentioned in DB.Cf. North Deighton 25infra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Huber Lane
- Armytage Wood
- Ashdale Lane
- Broad Wath
- Deighton Bank, Deighton Grange
- Deighton Whin
- Eel Mires
- Geldert Woods
- Hall Garth
- Kingbarrow Fm
- Loshpot Lane
- Malmbury Hill
- Mark Lane
- Maw Dike
- Peasbury Hill
- Hunger Hill
- Rookgarth Hill
- Ruddings Fm
- Sand Pit
- Scriftain Lane
- Sugden Wood
- Wath Plant
- Willowgarth
- Bank Ho
- Crooks
- The Dales
- Deighton Spring
- Gospel Hill
- The Green
- Green Howe
- Howe Hill
- Kirk Field
- Long Ox Close
- Marston Pond
- Old Hall
- Ox Close Ho
- Smiler's Gorse
- Tickering Hill
- The Warrens
- West Field
- West Well