Willington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Willington
Historical Forms
- Welitone 1086 DB
- Willitona, Wyllitona c.1150 BM 1276 Ass 1376 IpmR
- Wilitone, Wylitone 1202 Ass 1227 Ass 1247,1287 Ass 1299 Cl 1307 Ass 1323 ADi 1326 Ch 1382 Cl 1385 Ch 1388 Cl
- Wylinton, Wilinton 1220 LS 1227 Ass 1276 Ass
- Wulinton 1227 Ass
- Wiletuna Hy3 Ch 1317
- Wylyton 1276 Ass
- Wel(l)inton 1276 Ass
- Wylington 1276 Ass 1327 Ipm 1328,1361 Cl
- Wilton 1284 FA 1287 Ass 1316 FA 1322 ADi
- Welyngton 1354 Cl 1428 FA
- Wyllington, Willington 1457 BM 1488 Ipm 1539 ADv
Etymology
This at first sight suggests the same personal name Wila which we have already found in Wilden supra 66, hence 'Wila's farm' (v. ingtun ), but the earliest forms point rather to OE welig-tun , 'willow-farm' (v. welig ), with later intrusive n .