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Afflington Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • Alveronetune, Alvronetone, Alvretone (2 ×), Alfrunetone 1086 DB
  • Alfrunetona Exon
  • Alurinton 1244 Ass
  • Alurynton 1323 MinAcct
  • Alfrin(g)ton(e), Alfryn(g)ton(e) 1244 Ass 1264 Ipm 1281 Hutch3 1288 Ass 1309 Hutch3 1315 Ipm 1318 FF 1546 Ct
  • Alfringeton 1381 Pitt 16
  • Al(l)f(f)rington, Al(l)f(f)ryngton 1512 Ct 1525 AOMB 1537,1545 Ct
  • Alfrengton 1586 Hutch3
  • Alfre(s)ton 1288 Ass
  • Alfington 1307 Pap
  • Affryn(g)ton Ed3 Surv 1399 Cl
  • Affrunton p1483 Sheen
  • Alrington, Alryngton 1348 MinAcct 1510 Hutch3
  • Alryngton or Alurunt 1427 Pat
  • Alryngton in Purbyke p1483 Sheen
  • Aldryngton otherwyse called Alfryngton 1545 Whil
  • Aldrington alias Alfrington 1545 Hutch3
  • Aldringtons alias Alsington alias Alfringtone 1599 Pitt
  • Aflington c.1586 Tres
  • Afflington (Farm) 1795 Boswell 1811 OS
  • Afflington, Alfrington or Addlington 1861 Hutch3
  • Alryngton' 1428 Pat
  • Aldrington' 1545 Hutch3

Etymology

'Ælfrūn's farm', from the OE  fem, pers.n. Ælfrūn and tūn. A lady of this name (Alueron ) held the manor TRE (DB). The name shows analogical development of medial -ing - and assimilation of -lfr - to -fl -. There was formerly a chapel here, called 'the chantry of Alryngton '1428 Pat, 'the free chapel of Aldrington '1545 Hutch3.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement