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.

Billington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Billington

Historical Forms

  • Billendon 1196 P
  • Bilindon, Bylindon 1196 FF 1349 BM
  • Billesdon 1202 PR
  • Bilendon, Bylendon 1227 Ass 1247 Ass 1249 FF 1276 Ass 1297 SR
  • Billingdon, Billyngdon 1276 Ass 1491 Ipm
  • Bellendon 1276 Ass
  • North Billingdone 1287 Ass
  • Belyngdone 1393 BM 1394 ADvi
  • Bellingdon, Bellyngdon 1395 IpmR 1491 Ipm
  • Billington 1798 Jury

Etymology

'Billa's hill' v. dun . The later -ing - forms may be a corruption of earlier Billandun or they may be due to a new form in -ingdun having arisen side by side with those in -andun . For such formations v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

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