Coulton
hamlet · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coulton is an Old English name, likely meaning 'settlement on a hill' or 'settlement by a hill'. The 'col' element might refer to a hill or a charcoal burner's site.
Word origins
- Col
- Old EnglishAttestedHill or charcoal burner(from col "coal, charcoal")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")