Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Whytelhoueton 1525 Pars

• Whiteloving(e)ton 1626,1627 Bartelot

• Shitterton alias Whete-Lovington 1774 Hutch1

• Chitterton alias Shitterton alias White-Lovington 1861 Hutch3

• Wystoueton 1268 Ass

• Wyteset(t)on(e) 1280 Ass

• Whithoueton 1288 Ass

Etymology

White Lovington (SY 847944), Whytelhoueton 1525Pars , Whiteloving (e )ton 1626, 1627Bartelot , Shitterton alias Whete -Lovington 1774 Hutch1, Chitterton alias Shitterton alias White -Lovington 1861 Hutch3, probably to be connected with Wystoueton 1268Ass , Wyteset (t )on (e )1280Ass , Whithoueton 1288Ass (under Barrow Hundred, cf. Shitterton infra which was a tithing in this hundred), Wightoneton , Wyghtoneton (for Wyghtoueton )1313 FF, 1344 Cl, Ipm, 1352 FF, 1412 FA, Wyghtoueton 1352Weld 1. The first part of this name is a dithematic OE  pers.n. in Wiht -, probably either Wihtlāf (masc.) or Wihtlufu (fem.), the latter perhaps being more likely in view of the absence of gen. -es inflection; the forms Wystoue -, Whithoue - show early reduction of the second theme of the pers.n., and Wytese - shows a further stage in this reduction, Wytes - being a metathesis of Wist - < Wiht - (for AN spellings for OE  Wiht -, v. Feilitzen 413); the later metanalysis of the pers.n. shows confusion of Wiht - with white from OE  hwīt. The second el. is tūn 'farm', -ing (e )ton in the later forms being analogical. For two somewhat similar names, cf. White Lackington So which is from the OE  pers.n. Wihtlāc and -ingtūn (DEPN), and White Lackington in Piddletrenthide par. infra .