Little Mollington, Little Mollington Hall, formerly Mollington Banastre, Lower Mollington
Major Settlement in the Parish of St Mary on the Hill
Historical Forms
- Molintone 1086 DB
- Molynton Banastr' 1286 ChFor
- Mollington or Mollington Banaster 1743 Sheaf
- Little Mollington or Mollington Banastre 1819 Orm2
- Parva Molyngton, Parva Molintone 1287,1288 Court
- Little Mollington 1632 Sheaf 1831 Bry
- Little Mollington Hall 1842 OS
- Molynton Inferior 1404 Plea
- Mollington Lower 1727 Sheaf
Etymology
'The lesser and lower part of Mollington', v. lȳtel , inferior , cf. Great Mollington 177infra . The suffix Banaster is manorial, from Robert Banastre , a Lancashire man to whom the manor was granted by Edward I, Orm2 ii 573, cf. 'Robert Banastre of Molynton Banastre '1368 Orm2, and saliones Domine Clemencie Banastre l13JRC , 'lady Clemence Banaster's selions' in Little Mollington.