Findon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Findon
Historical Forms
- Fintona 1073 France
- Fintune 1086 DB
- Findune 1086 DB
- Findon t.Hy1 Durf
Etymology
Findon church, where presumably we must look for the original nucleus of the village, is at the foot of a well-marked spur, with the ground rising steeply behind it. It is probable that the first element is the OE fin, 'heap of wood,' later used of a hill which suggested a heap. Cf. finbeorg (unidentified) in BCS 992, which Grundy (Arch. Journal 77, 61) renders 'heap- barrow.'
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