Easington
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chilton
Historical Forms
- Hesintone 1086 DB 1152–8 NLC
- Esitona 1155 NLC
- Esinton 1185 RotDom 1186 NLC 1237–40 Fees 1302 FA
- Esington 1241 Ass 1242 Fees880 1301 Orig
- Essintone 1284 FA
- Esynton 1305 Fine
- Essyngton 1325 Cl 1526 LP
- Esyngdon 1337 Cl 1484 Pat 1535 VE 1542 LP
- Essington 1348 Ipm 1373 IpmR
- Esyngton 1366 Pat
- Esigdon 1366 Pat
- Esindon 1420 IpmR
- Eastoundon 1627 Vern
Etymology
OE Ēsingtun , 'farm of Esa or Ese .' For Ēsa and Ēse , v. Redin 75. v. ingtun . At one stage there seems to have been a tendency to shorten the e in the trisyllable but this did not maintain itself. The position of Easington led to frequent alteration of its suffix to don , as if from dun . Easington (O, Y) is an identical name.