Sutton Bonington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sutton Bonington
Historical Forms
- Sudtone 1086 DB
- Sutthona super Soram lateHy2 DbCh
- Sutton super Soram 1213 FF
- Sutton super Soure 1479 FF
- Bunningtun 1082 DST
- Bōnitone, Bonniton 1086 DB
- Buningatuna, Bunigtun 1158 DurhamDandC
- Buninton 1220 FF
- Buningtun' 1235 Fees
- Bunyngton 1247 FF 1294 Ass
- Bonington t.Ric1 Ch 1335 Ebor 1267 FF 1488
- Boninton 1214 FineR
- Boynton 1280 Ass
- Bonyton 1319 Inqaqd 1342 NI
- Bynnyngton 1340 Ch
- Sutton cum Bonyngton 1332 SR
- Sutton Bonynton 1340 Ch
- Sutton et Bonyngton 1343 Ass
- Sutton Bonyton 1358 Ipm
- Sutton Bunnyngton 1544 LP
- Sutton Bunnyngton al. Sutton super Trent 1569 FF
- Sutton al. Sutton Bonington al. Bonington end 1654 Recov
- Sutton al. Sutton Bonnington 1696 ib
- Sutton juxta Bonyngton 1488 FF
Etymology
The parish is formed by the union of the two formerly separate vills of Sutton and Bonington. Cf. Thorpe Achurch (PN Nth 219). Sutton means 'south farm' (v. suþ , tun ); it lay to the south of Bonington. Bonington is probably to be interpreted as 'Buna 's farm,' v. ingtun .
The correct pronunciation is probably [bʌniŋtən], the pronunciation [bɔniŋtən] being due to the common representation of u before n by the letter o .