Yarnton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Yarnton
Historical Forms
- (æt) Ærdintune 1005 Eynsh late12th
- Harbintone, Hardintone 1086 DB
- Aerdintona 1091,1109,1155–61,1197–8 Eynsh
- Aerdinton' 1192 P
- Eardeton' c.1185 CartAntiq
- Herdintona 1186–96 Eynsh
- Herdinton' 1194,5 P 1278–9 RH
- Erdinton' 1206 P 1390 Eynsh
- Erdington' 1273–4 RH 1592 BM
- Ersyngtone 1285 Ass
- Eardyngton 1285 Ass
- Yarnton 1529 Eynsh
- Yarneton 1517 DInc
- Yarneton al. Erdington 1592 BM
- Yardington alias Yarnton 1623 Cai
- Yarrington 1660 Stapleton
Etymology
'Earda 's farm,' v. ingtūn . Cf. Ardeley (PN Herts 151), which was known as Yardley till the 19th century.