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.

Westlington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dinton

Historical Forms

  • Westinton 1384 Cl
  • West Dinton c.1825 O

Etymology

The modern form is corrupt. Westinton is probably from earlier Westdinton .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement