Watlington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Watlington
Historical Forms
- (æt) Wæclinctune 887 BCS547 11th
- Wæcling tun 11th Heming
- Huuætlingatune 11th Heming
- Watelintone, Watelintune 1086 DB
- Watelinton' c.1160 OxonCh
- Watelinton c.1280 Os
- Watlint' 1123–33 OxonCh
- Watlintona 1129–33 OxonCh 1320 Ch
- Wattlinton' 1300 Ipm
- Wattlintune 1320 Ch
- Wathlintona 1184 Ex late12th
- Watling' 1203 Cur
- Watlingtun' 1218 Cl
- Wattlington' 1246–7 Ass
- Wattlington 1319 Cl
- Wattelyngton 1392 Cl
- Wartlinton' 1238 Cl
- Wathinton' 1275–6 RH
- Wakelintone, Walyngton 1285 Ass
- Whatlyngton' 1294 AD
- Whatelyngton 1428 FA
- Wanlintona 1320 Ch
- Whattelinton 1482–3 MertR
- Wattelton 1708 Cooke
Etymology
'tūnof the Wæclingas or of *Wæcel ', v. ingtūn . The first element may be formally identical with that of Watling Street, named from the Old English name for the Roman settlement at Verulamium; v. PN BedsHu 5–7, PN Herts 7, 87, PN Mx 9. Probably, however, this name consists of the personal name *Wæcel , and the element ingtūn . v. Introduction xviii.