Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (ad) Gainge 811 BCS352 c.1200

• Geinge 821 c.1200 ib

• Gaincg 955 c.1200 ib

• Gainge, (to) Gæinge 956 c.1200 ib

• Gaing 959 c.1200 Fees 1212

• Gaeng, Gaeng' 1220 ib

• Estgeyng' c.1225 AddCh 1242–3 Fees

• Geyng 1241 Ass

• Geing' 1242–3 Fees

• Gaging 821 BCS366 c.1200

• Gæging 959 c.1240 ib

• Acenge 1086 DB

• Gainz 1086 DB 1157 P

• Guainz 1168 ib

• Gahinge 1203 RotLib

• Ginge 1217 Cl

• Estgynge 1517 DInc

• Gindge 1607 LRMB

• Geynche 1233 Cl

• Geynches, Geinch' 1236 ib

• Gench' 1237,1244 ib

• Gench 1237 Ch

• Genche 1251 Pat

• Estgeynch 1325 Cl

• Westgenge 1247–8 Ass

• Genge 1284 1295 SR

• Estgenge 1284 Ass 1285 Cl 1361,1431 Fine 1376 Ipm

• Esthange, Estheng', Estenge 13th ReadingC(2)

• East-Gins e.18th ParColl

Etymology

Originally a river-name, for which v. Pt 110. East Ginge is in the parish of West Hendred, West Ginge in the parish of Ardington.BCS 352, 366, 906 are spurious charters (HistAb 23, 9), and 1047 is dubious.

The pronunciation is probably well represented by the spelling Gindge from 1607; the initial G - is hard.

Acenge in DB is identified as East Ginge by B. R. Kemp, 'the Mother Church of Thatcham', ArchJ 63 (1967–8), p. 21. This supercedes the tentative association of Acenge with Oakhanger Pt 1274.