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.

Easington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Easington

Historical Forms

  • Hesinton 1086 DB 1260 YI
  • Hesington 1175–95 YCh1401
  • Esinton(e) 1086 DB 1219 Dugd 1339–49 Melsa
  • Essinton(a) 1098–1102 YCh 1260 Rental
  • Essington(a) 1293 QW
  • Esinctun 1115 YCh1304
  • Esington(a), Esyngton(a) 1227 FF 1270 Ebor 1546 FF
  • Easintona 1160–2 YCh1307 17th
  • Easington 1695 Morden
  • Esingeton 1298 Pat
  • Issington 1594 FF

Etymology

'Ēsa 's farm,' v. ingtun and Easington (PN NRY 140).

Places in the same Parish