Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Humiliford 1162,1178,1190–1,1196 P
• (sipesocha de) Humiliforđ 1169 P
• Humiliford(e) 1179 P 1221 Ass
• Humiliford(e) wapentac 1232 ib
• Umiliford 1195 P
• Humeliford 1170,1175–6,1179,1182,1187,1190 P
• sib soka de Humeliforđ 1174,1185,1189 P 1226 Fees
• Humelesford 1179 P
• Humeligford 1247 SR
• Humelinstede rectius Humelinforth 1251 Fees
• Humdeford t.Hy3 RBE
• Humelford 1275 RH
• Humbelford ib.
• Humelyngford 1285,1306 Ass 1327 SR
• Humlyngford 1332 ib
• Hemelyngford, Hemelyngforth 1306 Ass

Etymology

The first element is probably the OE  hymele , 'wild hops,' as suggested by Anderson (138), but we can only explain the persistent i in the early forms if we take the full name to have been hymelingford with connective ing . Cf. Himley (St), DBHimelei , 1184 P Humelilega . The site of the meeting-place was at Hemlingford Green infra 19. In DB the Hundred was known as Coleshelle from Coleshill infra 42, the name being altered to Hemlingford some time during the 12th century. For wapentac and sipesocha v. Introd. xxiv n., xix.