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.

Alton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Figheldean

Historical Forms

  • Eltone 1086 DB
  • Alletona t.Hy2 Ch 1270 BM t.Hy2
  • Aleton(e) t.John Dugdii 1242 Fees 1268 Ass 1341 NI
  • Aletune 1242 Fees
  • Aleton juxta Fygheldene 1320 FF
  • Alton 1468 ib

Etymology

Alton is Eltone 1086 DB, Alletona t. Hy 2 (1270) Ch, t. Hy 2 BM, Aleton (e )t. John Dugd ii, 1242 Fees, 1268Ass et freq to 1341 NI, Aletune 1242 Fees, Aleton juxta Fygheldene 1320FF , Alton 1468 ib. 'Ælla 's farm,' v. tun .