Shingay
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shingay
Historical Forms
- Sceningeie 1086 ICC
- S(c)henyng(h)ey(e) 1276 FF 1298 Ass
- S(c)henyng(h)ey(e) cum Wendeye 1336 SR
- Shenengeye 1260 Ass
- Scenegeia 1086 ICC 1195 P
- Schenegeia 1196 ib
- S(c)hen(e)gey(e) 1256 Barnwell
- S(c)hen(e)gey(e) ad Wendeye 1347 SR
- Schenge 1256 Cl
- Shenegheye 1272 Ass
- Schenekey 1275 RH
- Chenegeye 1285 Ass
- Scelgei 1086 DB
- Senegaia 1087–93 France n.d. Ord 12th
- Senegheia c.1156 Wardon
- Senegeye 1272 Ass
- Senegey(e) c.1185 Wymond 1254 Val 1275–9 RH 13th Ely
- Senege c.1300 ElyA
- Sungheye c.1280 Hosp
- Schonegey 1285 HMCvi
- Synghai 1513 LP
- Shyngey t.Hy8 Rental 1571 ADiii
- Shingay(e) 1541 MinAcct
- Shingay cum Wendye 1570 SR
- Chinghay 1672 EAxi
Etymology
'The low-lying land of the people of Scēne ,' v. inga , ēg . OE Scēne , Scīene is perhaps found in Scynes weorþ BCS 820. It is related to OGer Scōnea (FörstemannPN 1306) and is derived from OE sc (ī )ene , 'beautiful' or is a pet-form for such a name as Scēnwulf (LVD) (cf. OGer Sconolf loc. cit.) containing this element. Cf. Shinfield (Berks), DBSelingefelle , 1167 P Schiningefeld , and Shingham (Nf), DBScingham . For the initial consonant v. IPN 103, 113.