Wessington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wessington
Historical Forms
- Wistanestune 1086 DB
- Wistaneston c.1210 BelCh
- Wistanton(e), Wystanton(e) 1154–9 Darley c.1200 BelCh 1210 Darley 1330 QW
- Wissington, Wyssington, Wyssyngton, -ton 1309 FF 1359 Pat 1360 Crich 1559 MinAcct
- Wes(s)yngton 1321 Ch 1349 BelCh
- Wessinton 1577 Saxton
- Was(s)hington 1569 FF 1581 Ct 1587 DbAxvii 19th
- Washyngton alias Weshyngton alias Wissington 1588 FF
- Weshington 1581 Ct
- Wassington alias Wessington 1723 ShefBrC
Etymology
'Wīgstān's farm', v. tūn ; cf. Wistaston (Ch) and Wiston (PN Sx 243–4).