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.

Saltings

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingston upon Hull

Historical Forms

  • Saltheng' 1261 Selby
  • Salthenges 1408,1415 YI
  • Saltenges 1282 YI
  • le Saltyng c.1325 Dugd
  • Saltyngges 1623 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Saltheng '1261 Selby, Salthenges 1408, 1415 YI, Saltenges 1282 YI,le Saltyng c. 1325 Dugd, Saltyngges 1623 FF . ' Salt meadows , ' v. s(e)alt , eng .