Wymington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wymington
Historical Forms
- Wimenton(e) 1086 DB 1163,1165,1176 P
- Wimetone 1086 DB 13th Dunst
- Wimunton 1169,1175 P
- Wimuncton 1174 P
- Wiminton 1176 P
- Wimedune 1185 RotDom
- Widminton 1195 Cur(P) 1211 Abbr
- Wimmenton 13th Dunst
- Wyminton, Wiminton 1203 FF 1227 Ass 1231 Cl
- Wimminton 1208 FF
- Wymington 1284,1316 FA 1348 Ipm 1372 Cl 1390–2 CS
- Wymmington, Wimmington 1287 Ass 1780–1830 Jury
- Wemyngtone 1428 FA 1455 ADvi 1492 Ipm
Etymology
The first element is probably the OE pers. name Wīdmund and the second is tun, but the actual compounding of the two elements is curious. We should have expected Widmundes-tun , but Wymondham (Nf, Lei) and Wymondley (Herts) show similar absence of genitival s in compounds from mund -names.For a similar development of an OE -mund name, cf. Almington (St), DBAlmentone , for which we have early forms showing that the first element is certainly Ealhmund .
Places in the same Parish
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