Alvington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Alvington
Historical Forms
- Eluinton' 1220 Fees
- Elvyngton 1554 FF
- Aluinton(e), Alvinton(e), Alvynton(e) 1221,1248 Ass 1276 Ch c.1270 For 1445 BledCt
- Alvington(e), Alvyngton(e) c.1340 For 1355 Heref 1662 Comm
- Alwinton', Alwintune 1221 Ass 1282 For
- Alfinton 1228 Cl
- Alveton 1265 Ch
- Elueton' 1398 Ass
- Alintone c.1270 For
- Ayllington 1291 Tax
- Aluenton' 1287 Ass
- Ayluyngton 1320 Ass
Etymology
The first el. could be the OE pers.n. Ælf (a ) with -ing4 and tūn , but the Alwin - spellings point rather to OE Ælfwine (in an uninflected form) or the OE fem. Ælfwynn .