Harrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harrington
Historical Forms
- Halfringtuna c.1160 StB
- Haueringtona c.1160 Lowther
- Hauerington c.1175 StB 1279 Ass
- Haueringtun c.1180 StB c.1200,c.1205 CW(OS)i
- Haueryngton 1396 Pap
- Hafrincton c.1200 StB
- Hauringtona c.1235 ib
- Hauirringtona c.1265 Hesley
- Haiuerington' 1279 Ass
- Harington 1292 Cl
- Haryngton 1428 FA
- Haveryngham al. Haryngton 1549 Work
- Harmton 1672 Blome
Etymology
The l in the first form never appears again, and can hardly be taken seriously. An l , which is equally meaningless, appears in Halfrebrek , the earliest form of Haverbrack (We), where the first element is undoubtedly ON hafri . All the other forms of Harrington point to derivation from an OE Hæfringtun , containing the personal name Hæfer , found in Haversham (PN Bk 8). v. ingtūn .