Ion
Early-attested site in the Parish of Gravenhurst
Historical Forms
- Eie, Eye 1202 Ass 1413 IpmR
- Eyeyn 1260 FF
- Eyen 1270 FF 1287 Ass 1297 SR 1323 Ipm 1428 FA
- Eyon 1492 Ipm 1637 NQiii
- Yon 1504 Ipm
- Yen 1549 Pat
Etymology
'(At the) island' or '(at the) islands,' the two forms of the name being the dat. sg. and pl. of eg. The sites must have been 'islands' in the marshes which once covered this low- lying and well-watered ground. For such variant forms, cf. Flitton supra 148.