Dinton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Dinton
Historical Forms
- Danitone 1086 DB
- Dunitun c.1205 BodlO51
- Duninton 1208 Fees19 c.1210 DandCLincDii69
- Duniton 1220 Bract 1302 FA
- Dunington c.1218 WellsL 1241 Ass
- Donington c.1218 WellsL 1245 Gross 1526 LS
- Deniton 1227 Ass
- Doninton 1247 Ass
- Dunigton 1253 Ch
- Donigton 1262 Ass
- Donyton 1325 Fine
- Donynton 1342 Pat 1346 FA 1374 Cl
- Donyngton 1384 Cl, Pat
- Dinton c.1450 Linc
- Dunton 1480–96 Linc
- Donyngton al. Donton 1500 Pat
- Donyngton, Dunton 1509 LP
- Denton 1514–21 Linc 1586 ADvi
- Dynton 1526 LS
- Dynton al. Dennington Eliz ChancP
Etymology
'Dunna's farm' v. ingtun . Cf. Dinnington (Nb) and Dinton (W) which have the same history.