Impington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Impington
Historical Forms
- Impintune, Impintuna c.1050 KCD907 13th InqEl 1086 LibEl 12th
- Impinton(e), Impynton(e) 1201 FF 1574 Pat
- Ympintuna 1134–44 ElyCh
- Impenton 1246 ElyM
- Hinpinton 1269 Pat
- Impeton(e) c.1060 ElyM 14th FF 1365
- Impetune 1170 LibEl
- Empintuna, Empintona 1086 InqEl
- Empinton(e), Empynton(e) 1196 P 1285 Ass
- Empituna 1086 InqEl
- Empiton(e), Empyton(e) 1194–9 P 1298 Ass
- Impitune 1086 InqEl
- Impiton(e), Impyton(e) c.1170 ElyM 1482 Pat
- Epintone 1086 DB
- Epintonam c.1086 LibEl
- Inpetuna 12th LibEl
- Empington 1201 Cur 13th ElyF 1315 Cl
- Empigton(e) c.1250 ElyCouch 1284 FA 14th CaiCh
- Impingtun 1237 ElyM
- Impington, Impyngton 1271 FF 1539 MinAcct
- Inpyton 1250,1405 FF
- Empeton(e) 1277 ElyF 1285 Ass
Etymology
Forms with initial e and i are so evenly balanced that no certainty as to the etymology of this name is possible. If e has been raised to i before nasal m , then we may compare Empingham (R), DBEpingeham , c. 1110 RegAntiquiss Empingeham , 1210 FF Impingeham , 1286 Ass Impyngham and Empenbeorch 956 (14th) BCS 970 in Wiltshire.'tūnof Empa or Impa ,' v. ingtūn .