Novington Manor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Westmeston
Historical Forms
- Nouinton 1261 Ass
- Nouyngton 1327 SR 1359 Ass 1448 FF
- Nouyngton al. Noventon 1582 SRS19,235
- Nouyton, Nonynton (sic) 1332 FF
- Noueton 1332 SR
- Nouetoun 1340 NI
Etymology
The forms are so late that we are probably justified in assuming that the earliest form was Ofingtun , from the OE pers. name Ofa , hence, 'Ofa's farm,' v. ingtun . The n was probably prefixed in the same way as in numerous names like Nore and Navant supra 70, 112.