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.

Shillington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Shillington

Historical Forms

  • Scytlingedune 1060 KCD809 14th
  • Sethlindone 1086 DB
  • Scetlingedon 1202 P
  • Scetlingdon 1207 P
  • Sutlingedon 1220 LS
  • Setlingdon 1221 FF
  • S(c)hitlingdon 1222 FF 1276 Ass
  • Sut(h)lingdon 1227 Ass 1265 BM 1266 ADi 1286 Dunst
  • Sytlingdon 1227 Ass
  • Schutlingdon 1236 FF
  • Shutlingedon 1239 FF
  • Sitlingedon 1240 Ass
  • Sutlindon 1242 Fees869
  • S(c)hittlingdon 1247 Ass, FF (p)
  • S(c)hitlingdon 1251 Ch 1256,1258,1261 FF 1272,1276 Ass 1294 BM 1388 Cl 1397 ADi 1415 BM 1504 Ipm
  • Schitlingedon 1253 BM
  • Schetlindon 1262 FF
  • Sitelyn(g)don 1276 Ass
  • Shittelington 1276 Ass
  • S(c)hutlyngdon, S(c)hutlingdon 1276 Ass 1291 NI 1297 SR 1316 FA 1332 Ipm 1333 Cl 1338 ADi 1351,1368,1381 Cl
  • S(c)helyngdon 1287 Ass 1400 CS
  • Schettlingdon 1287 Ass
  • Schudlyngton 1287 Ass
  • S(c)hytlington, Shitlington 1287 Ass 1368 Cl Eliz ChancP 1780,1820,1830 Jury
  • Shutlyngdene 1302,1316 FA
  • Shutlyndon 1327 Cl
  • Shutlyngton 1367 Orig 1372 Cl
  • Shetlington, Shetlyngton 1526 LS 1535 VE
  • Shedlington 1675 Ogilby
  • Shidlington 1675 Ogilby 1780 Jury
  • Shilindon 1780 Jury

Etymology

'Hill of Scyttel's people' v. dun , inga . The existence of this pers. name is made certain by Shitlington (Y, Nb), and Sheepstor and Sheepsbyre (D), earlier Schetelestorre , Shitelesbere . Cf. more fully PN NbDu 178.