English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dennington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Swimbridge

Historical Forms

  • Dynenthon' 1242 Fees767
  • Dyneton 1288 Ass
  • Dinington 1285 FA
  • Dynyngton 1288 Ass 1303 FA 1333 SR
  • North Dynyngton 1317 Ass
  • South Dynyngton 1333 SR

Etymology

'Dynna 's farm,' ingtun. Cf. also Dinnaton supra 269.