Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hammalton Hill, Hamelton Hill, Hambleton Hill 1536 LPxi

• Hambleton Hill 1603 MC

• Hamlinton hill 1675 Ogilby

• Hambleton Hill 1795 EnclA 1804 NW

Etymology

, Hammalton Hill ,Hamelton Hill , Hambleton Hill 1536 LP xi , Hamyldon How 1537 iv xii ( v. haugr ) , Hambleton Hill 1603MC , Hamlinton hill 1675 Ogilby,Hambleton Hill 1795EnclA , 1804NW , from hamol ' crooked,scarred, mutilated ' and dūn ' a hill ' . The sense is probably ' thescarred hill ' , a hill which appears to have been mutilated and which is topographically appropriate . This is a common name found with various modern spellings in at least ten counties .