Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scellintone, Schelintone 1086 DB

• Silinton(a) 1118-30 YChviii a.1139 Pont

• Schilenton 1202-8 Ass

• Chylington 1316 Vill

• Schilyngton 1359 YDiv,vi

• S(c)hit(e)lington(a), S(c)hyt(e)lington(a), S(c)hyt(e)lyngton(a) 1145-60 YCh1721-4 1155-8 13,1287 Pont 1269 Selby 1288 FF 1294 YI 1296 YDvi 1303 LacyComp 1307 KF 1324 Ch 1822 YDiii

• Siclinton(a) 1150–70 YCh1727–8

• Sitlintun, Sytlintun, Sytlinton(a) 12 Riev Ric1 Ch 1252

• Sittlingtun 1155–70 YCh1753

• Sitlington(ia), Sytlington(ia) 1190–1220 YDv 1196 YChviii 13 YDi 1208 FF 1209 DodsN 1243 Fees

• Sitligtona 1190–1202 YChviii 13 YDv

• Shitlinton Hy2 Ch 1230 YCh1451 1155–8

• Schetlinton(a), Schetlyngton(a) 1155 Pont 1440 YDvi

• Shetelyngton 1421 Pat

• Schiuelinton' 1163 P

• Sutlinton 1164–81 BM

• Scitlinton, Scyttlinton, Scyttlintuna c.1170 Riev 14 YDi

Etymology

'Scyt(t)el's farmstead', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The OE  pers.n. Scyt (t )el is not recorded, but is assumed from such p.ns. as Shillington Bd 174, Shitlington Nb 178. The earlier spellings in Sit -, Sil - are due to AN influence (IPN 113). On the other hand, the recent spelling Sitlington which has no etymological significance has been adopted from motives of delicacy, as were the substitution in Littleworth i, 49supra , and the early creation of the new names Middlestown, Netherton and Overton for Middle, Nether and Over Shitlington (infra ).