English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chilton Foliat

Major Settlement in the Parish of Chilton Foliat

Historical Forms

  • Cilletone 1086 DB
  • Chilton(e) 1155 RBE 1166 P
  • Chilton(e) Foliot 1227 Ch
  • Chilton(e) Tieys 1332 Ch
  • Cilton Roberti Foliot 1167 P

Etymology

Probably 'Cilia 's farm,' v. tun . Henry Tyes had succeeded the Foliots at Chilton by 1300 (Boarstall 312).

Places in the same Parish