Uffington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Uffington
Historical Forms
- Uffentune m.10th BCS687 c.1200
- Uffenton 1144 RSO 13th
- Uffinton' 1197–8 AC
- Uffington' 1241 Ass
- Uffyngton' 1284 ib
- Offentone 1086 DB
- Offentune William Abingdon c.1240
- (apud) Offentunam a.1170 ClaudiusCix c.1200
- Offinton' 1221 Cur 1369–70 ObAcc
Etymology
'Uffa's farm', v. tūn ; -en - from the gen. of the pers.n. has been confused with -ing -. The name occurs also in L and Sa, in which examples, however, the second el. may originally have been –ingtūn .The estate was earlier known as Æscesbyrig (380), and the modern name appears to date from c. 955, v. Introd. and cf. Woolstone 383.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Britchcombe Fm
- Grounds Fm
- Long Plantation
- Shepherd's Steps
- Broad Way
- Craven Arms P.H.
- Garrard's Fm
- Little Lane
- Oldland Copse
- Sower Hill Fm
- Stockholm Fm
- Uffington Arch, Uffington Bridge and Uffington Wharf
- Uffington Down and Uffington Gorse
- Uffington Mill
- Uffington Wood
- White Horse P.H.
- Common Fm
- Hare Warren
- Manor Fm and Manor Ho
- Shotover Cottage
- Alfred's Hill
- Coombes Barn, The Coombes
- Kingston Warren Down
- Moor Mill