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.

Hilmarton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hilmarton

Historical Forms

  • Helmerdingtun 962 BCS1081 13th
  • Helmerintone 1086 DB
  • Helmertune, Adhelmertone ib.
  • Helmerton 1198 Fees 1428 FA
  • Hilmerton 1349 Cl 1574 BM
  • Helmarton, Hilmarton t.Eliz WMxxi
  • Hill Martyn 1699 ParReg

Etymology

'Helmheard 's farm,' v. ingtun .