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.

Kirton Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Kirton 1483 MinAcct
  • Kirk Town Nab, Kirton Lane Close 1842 TA

Etymology

, Kirton 1483MinAcct 77, Kirk Town Nab , Kirton Lane Close 1842TA , v. kirkja , tūn ( ME  toun in the sense ' part of a village ' ) , nabbi ' hillock ' .