Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Offetvne 1086 DB

• Offeton' 1178 P

• Ofton' Roberd, Offeton' Nernut 1284 Ass

• Ofton' Neremyt 1294 SR

• Offeton Roberd 1387 Fine

• Vffetona 1179 P

• Uftone 1316 FA

• Uftone Robert 1428 ib

• Uffeton Robert, Uffeton Richard 1396 BM

• Ufton Nermyte, Ufton Robert 1552 LRMB

• Offentona 12th ReadingC l.12th

• Offinton' 1241 Ass

• Offintun' 1242–3 Fees

• Offinton' Neyrnut 13th ReadingC(2)

• Offynton' Nernut 1284 Ass

• Uffinton' 1197–8 AC 1220 Fees

• Uffinton' Roberti 1261–6 FF

• Huffinton', Vffentun' 13th ReadingC

• Uffinton Richer, Offinton Richer 1275–6 RH

• Uffington' Roberd, Uffington' Nermyt 1284 Ass

• Ofton Roberd 1349 Cl

Etymology

Probably 'Uffa's farm', identical with Uffington (Pt 2), although in this name the forms without the -n - of the genitive are earlier, and have given rise to the modern form.

There were two manors, Ufton Robert, so called from Robert de Ufton who held it in the 13th cent., and Ufton Nervet or Richard, which was held by Richard Neyrnut in the 13th cent. (VCH iii, 440–1). For this surname, which means 'black night', v. DEPN s.n. Ufton Nervet. The modern Nervet is due to a misreading of -n - as -u -.