Shenington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shenington
Historical Forms
- Senendone 1086 DB
- Shenedon' c.1180 S c.1280
- Scheni'gton' 1246–7 Ass
- Shanynton 1283 Fine
- Schenyndon 1305 Eynsh 1309 Ipm 1393 Cl
- Shenyngton 1388 Cl
- Shennington 1797 Davis
Etymology
'Beautiful hill,' OE (æt þām ) sc(ī)enan dūne. Alternatively it is possible that the first element is a personal name *Scīena , a weak form of *Scīene (for which v. PN Ca 65), and that Shenlow Hill (infra ) means '*Scīena 's burial mound.'