Wardington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wardington
Historical Forms
- Wardinton c.1180 Madox 1370 AD
- Wardington' 1268 Ass
- Wordinton' 1268 Ass
- Ardyngtone 1285 Ass
Etymology
'*Wearda 's farm,' v. ingtun . Ekwall (DEPN) suggests, however, that there may have been an OE word *wearde or *wearda corresponding to ON varða , varði , 'beacon, cairn,' and this, not an unrecorded personal name, may be the first element of Weardan hyll BCS 663 and of Wardington.