Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Adelingtone 1086 DB

• Adelington(') 13 ADI 1280 1315 ib

• Adelyn(g)ton' 1268 Ass 1462 Weld2

• Adlington' 1273,1278 Brid

• Adlyngton' 14 Vaux c.1447

• Adlyngtun' 1448 Brid

• Ad(t)helyngton 1456 Weld2 1481 Brid

• Addelyngton 1472 IpmR

• Halington 1199 FineR

• Alingetun 1206 FF

• Alingeton(') 1235–6 Fees 1262 FF 1262 Vaux c.1447

• Alyngetone 1261 c.1447 ib

• Athelington(e) 1227 FF Hy3 Vaux c.1447 FA 1285 Ass 1288 Brid 1294 Ipm 1487

• Athelingtune 1340 Forde 15

• Athelinton(') 1236 FF 1268 Ass

• Athelynton 1503 Pat

• Hathelyngton 1340 Cl

• Athlyngton 1373 Vaux c.1447

• Athlington al's Allington 1605 Ilch

• Athlin(g)ton (nigh Bridport) 1653 ParlSurv

• Alington(') 1263 Vaux c.1447 Brid c.1265

• Alyngton(') Hy3(c.1447),1402(c.1447) Vaux

• Alingnton 1402 c.1447 ib

• Alinton 1567 Weld2

• Allington alias Athlington 1635 DCMDeed 1784 SalisT

• Athelyngeton juxta Brudeport 1308 FF

• Atchelyngton (sic, for Atthelyngton) 1340 NI

• Atlyngton' 1395 Vaux c.1447

Etymology

Probably, in spite of the relative rarity of early spellings with ME  medial -e -, 'farmstead or estate of the princes', from OE  æþeling (gen.pl. -a ) and tūn, cf. Allington L (DLPN 2), PN W 311. Alternatively, 'farmstead or estate called after Æþel (a )', from the OE  pers.n. Æþel (a ) and -ingtūn .