Wigginton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wigginton
Historical Forms
- Wigentone 1086 DB 1364 Cl
- Wigintun' 1220 Fees 1389 Cl
- Wigingtone 1225–6 WellsR
- Wygyngtone 1320 Os
- Winginton 1242–3 Fees
- Wydyngtone 1285 Ass
- Wykyngton 1344 Os 1370 AD
Etymology
'Wicga 's tūn.' A 'Wicga 's tumulus' appears c. 1250 in the field- names of the adjacent parish of Hook Norton, and could be named from the same man.