Why is Allens West railway station called that?

I haven't found an "authoritative" source, but a rather amusing thread at http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/10189914.Digging_up_the_past/ provides this theory: "In 1631 a bloke called Ralph Allanson owned approx 320 acres of land and a fishery on the tees...the land covered Egglescliffe, Aislaby and surrounding land this would locate the station at the west side of his manor
Therefore I reckon there's a good chance the name comes from there"
Some other fanciful theories are also provided in the same thread.

Thanks for that - fascinating thread for anyone here who knows the area (interesting if they don't...). I've been through Allens West quite a few times and can't even recall the trains I was on stopping there. apparently it's got one per hour at present (each way). I must have got the 'expresses'.