Abington Pigotts
Major Settlement in the Parish of Abington Pigotts
Historical Forms
- Abintona 1086 ICC
- Abintone 1086 DB
- Abinton(e), Abynton(e) 1165–6 P 1268–85 Ass
- Abynton(e) de Longrond 1272 1352 Pat
- Abyndon 1339 Ass 1344 FF
- Abyndon by Bassingburn 1375 Cl 1447 Pat
- Abbinton(a) 1167–1200 P 1200 Cur
- Abbyndon 1277 FF
- Albintona 1172 P
- Albyngton 1298 Ass
- Abbingeton 1198,1200 Cur 1247 FineR 1272 Cl
- Abbingetun 1217 Pat
- Abbynggeton 1320 FF
- Abigetun 1198 FF
- Ab(b)igton 1236 Barnwell c.1236,1240 Wymond
- Abyton 1298 Ass 1374 FF
- Abidon 1327 Ct
- Abiton 1330 ib
- Abbengton' 1199 Cur
- Abbington(e), Abbyngton(e) 1273 Ipm 1428 FA
- Abbyngton(e) juxta Royston, Abbyngton(e) juxta villam de Cruce Roesie 1334 FF
- Abbyngdon 1335 Ass
- Abinget' 1200 Cur
- Abingeton 1202,1218 FF 1272,1285 Ass
- Abingetun 1218 SR
- Abinggeton(e), Abynggeton(e) 1256 Barnwell 1309 Ipm 1330 ElyCouch
- Abington, Abyngton 1208 Cur 1551 Pat
- Abyngton Sancti Michaelis 1254 Val
- Abyngton Pigots 1635 Colexxxvii
- Abyngton Magna juxta Mordon 1387 Elien
- Abyngton juxta Lytlyngton 1457 FF
- Abynkton' 1333 Ass
- Habington(e), Habyngton(e) 1236 Barnwell 1268 Ass
- Habyngton(e) juxta Shengaye 1553 Pat
- Habyngdon 1285 Ass 1503 Ipm
- Habingeton(e) 1273 Ipm
- Abingdon(e), Abyngdon(e) 1285 Ass 1486 Pat
- Pykot (1434 Pat)
Etymology
'Abba 's farm,' v. ingtūn . So also Great and Little Abington (infra 99) from which this is distinguished by reference to the names of neighbouring parishes, Bassingbourn, Litlington, Guilden Morden, Shingay and Royston (PN Herts 161–2). The church is dedicated to St Michael . Pigotts from the family of John Pykot (1434 Pat) which held the manor from c. 1427 to 1802 (Ely 151, L 79). The history of Longrond , presumably a manorial addition, is unknown. In late sources this is commonly called Abington in the Clay from the soil which is chiefly clay and gault. Cf. Le Clay 1274 Cl (in Abington).