Goldington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Goldington
Historical Forms
- Goldentone, Coldentone 1086 DB
- Goldinton 1167 P 1199 FF 1227 Ass
- Goldington 1225 FF Hy3 Ch
- Goutinton, Goudinton, Goudington 1227 Ass 1247 Ass
Etymology
'Golda's farm' v. ingtun . The pers. name Golda only occurs as the name of a moneyer before 1066 and the stem gold itself is hardly found in compound names before this date. There is therefore a presumption that Goldington is a name of late OE origin. It is remarkable that the best evidence for the early use of this stem in OE comes from certain place-names such as Gillingham (Nf), containing a pers. name *Gylda , and Gillingham (K, Do) containing an assimilated form *gylla - of this name. Gylda and Gylla are best explained as derived by mutation from a base guld (= gold).