English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

West Rounton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rounton

Historical Forms

  • Runtune 1086 DB 1088 LVD51
  • Rungtune, Rungton 1128–35 YCh 1170–5 YCh 1483 Test 1508 Guis
  • Rungheton 1208–10 Fees
  • Rungeton(e) 1218 FF 1276,1281 Ebor 1285 KI 1291 Ebor 1301 LS
  • Rungeton(e) West 1328 Banco 1330 Pap
  • Ringeton 1218 FF
  • West Rongetone 1281 Ebor
  • Rongton 1285 KI
  • Westruncton 1562 NCyWills 1612 NR
  • West Rounckton 1614 NR

Etymology

The name is of the same origin as Runcton (Nf), Runget '1185 RotDom, Rongeton 1495 BM, and East Rounton 218infra . The first element in each case is OE  hrung , 'rung, staff, pole,' and the meaning of the name would be 'farmstead enclosed with poles' (from OE  hrunga -tūn ), or 'farm marked by a pole' (from OE  hrungtūn ); a parallel meaning is found in Stapleton 283infra .v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement