Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Elinge 1086 DB 1241 Ass 1247–8 FF 1284 Ass 1316 FA

• Elynge, Elinge, Yelinge 1284 Ass

• Elynge 1294 SR 1300 Ipm

• Eling' 1220 Fees 1224–5 Ass 1240 Cl 1241,1284 Ass

• Heling' 1241 ib

• Eleng', Yelingg' 1284 ib

• Elyng' 1297 CornAcc

• Elinges (ter) 1224–5 Ass

• Eling 1242–3 Fees 1275–6 RH

• Yeling 1246 Cl

• Elyng 1327 SR 1353 Cl 1412 FA

Etymology

PN -ing (44–5) gives this as a name in -ingas, from a pers.n. such as Eli , but the forms are more consistent with a singular name in -ing .There are a number of pools round the village, and the first element may be ǣl, 'eel'. v. Elements 1, 289 for some place-names formed from -ing and an animal, bird or insect name, to which this would be analogous, and Gl 3, 149–50, where derivation from ǣl and -ing is suggested for several lost names in Gl. Eling Ha (DEPN) and Ealing (Mx 90–1) are different names.

Spellings with Y - show the development of prosthetic [j] which is common before a front vowel.