English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Great and Little Packington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Great and Little Packington

Historical Forms

  • Patitone 1086 DB
  • Pachintona t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • Pakintona, Pakintone c.1170 Ch 1314 FA 1316
  • Pakyntona Prioris 1224 Fees 1299 BM
  • Pakyntona Pigoth 1235 Fees
  • Pakyntona parva 13th ADii
  • Pakyntona Pygot 1327 SR
  • Pagenton 1197 P
  • Pakington 1315 Ipm
  • Pakington Prioris 1459 Ch
  • Pakyngton in Ardern 1405 Pat
  • Lytill Pakyngton 1488 Ipm
  • Packington Magna 1535 VE
  • Pachington Pyggott 1538 LP
  • Packyngton parva al. Packyngton Pygott 1570 Recov
  • Priory t. Hy 1 (Dugdale 724)

Etymology

The first element is probably a pers. name Paca , found also in Packington (Lei, St). Hence 'Paca 's farm,' v. ingtun . Great Packington was granted to Kenilworth Priory t. Hy 1 (Dugdale 724). Little Packington was held by the Picot family from the time of Henry i (Dugdale 715).

Places in the same Parish

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