188 TEESDALE PLACE-NAMJiS. 



Dalton, formerly Daltun — t. of the dale, Icel. dalr. 



Dufton — A. -8. Ama, Dan. due^ dove or pigeon, and A.-S. tun^ 

 a house. See Dufton. 



Eggleston, near Eomaldkirk. 



Eggleston (or Egliston) Abbey, below Barnard Castle. 



The prefix in these two cases may be Orgies, or (Egil, name of 

 a chief, e.g. ^Egelesburh, Aylesbury ; or be from the Celtic 

 eglwys ecclesia ; if so, Eggleston is synonymous with Kirkham. 



"By Barnard's bridge of stately stone, 

 The southern bank of Tees they won ; 

 Their winding path then eastward cast, 

 And Eglistou's gi'ay ruins past." Rokehy, c. u., 4. 



Grill Town — t. of the gill, or perhaps a personal name, or Gill's 

 town. 



Girlington — ? Garlinga — tun. See Giklington. 



Glenton — t. of the glen, A.-S. glene, glen or valley. Glanton, 

 in Northumberland. 



Hillington — t. of the Hillingas ? 



Hilton — t. of the hill. "A village situated on a fine eleva- 

 tion." Hutchinson's Hist, of Durh., vol. iii. 



Humbleton— ? Hamilton. 



Hutton, anciently in Cleveland Hotun — ? the high town. 



Kelton— t. of the spring or well ; A.-S. Tceld and tan. 



Keverston, or Xeverston Grange — see Keveesion. 



Langton — long t. or don. A Langton in Durham is langadun 

 in Symeon of Durh., vol. i., p. 151. 



Lartington, anciently Lirtington or Lertinton — the of Lirt- 

 ing or Darting, "Whitaker. Leortinga-tun, Kemble, ' ' Saxons in 

 England." Lyrtingtun, Symeon of Durh., vol. i., p. 151. 



East and "West Layton — tons on the lea. 



Lonton — (lune-tun, the tun., town or village of the Lune. Bell.) 

 Long Lonton in the old ballad. 



Mickleton — a large settlement formerly. The big tim. 



Middleton — a common place name in northern counties. 



Murton — A.-S. mor, moor, and tun. (Murton Heards, moor- 

 town headlands. Bell.) 



