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.

Pallington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Affpuddle

Historical Forms

  • Palliton 1244 Ass
  • Palinton 1244 1268 1288 ib
  • Palynton 1268 FF 1327 SR
  • Palyngton 1316 FA 1428 Weld1
  • Pallington 1589 Feth

Etymology

Pallington (SY 787912), Palliton 1244Ass (p), Palinton 1244ib (p), 1268ib (p), 1288ib , Palynton 1268 FF, 1327SR , Palyngton 1316 FAfreq to 1428Weld 1, Pallington 1589Feth et passim , probably 'farm called after Pælli', from the OE  pers.n. Paelli adduced by Ekwall DEPN to explain Palling Nf and Pallingham Sx (cf. PN -ing 59–60, 124), and -ingtūn .