Garsington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Garsington
Historical Forms
- Gersedvn 1086 DB
- Gersedona t.Hy2 Bodl
- Gersendona c.1110 Abingdon c.1225 Ch 1267
- Ghersendone c.1220 Os
- Gersindon 1122 Frid c.1325 Ipm 1357
- Gersyngton 1122 Frid c.1425 FA 1428
- Gersingeton' c.1219 S c.1280
- Garsintona 1224 Bract
- Garsinden' 1246–7 Ass 1480 Frid
- Geringdun 1246 Ch
- Garsington' 1246–7 Ass
- Garsyngdon 1388 Cl
- Garsingdon 1428 FA
- Garsyngton 1476 AD
Etymology
'Grassy hill,' from an unrecorded adjective *gærsen , and dūn. tūn has been substituted for the second element.