Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Alveronetune, Alvronetone, Alvretone (2 ×), Alfrunetone 1086 DB

• Alfrunetona Exon

• Alurinton 1244 Ass

• Alurynton 1323 MinAcct

• Alfrin(g)ton(e), Alfryn(g)ton(e) 1244 Ass 1264 Ipm 1281 Hutch3 1288 Ass 1309 Hutch3 1315 Ipm 1318 FF 1546 Ct

• Alfringeton 1381 Pitt 16

• Al(l)f(f)rington, Al(l)f(f)ryngton 1512 Ct 1525 AOMB 1537,1545 Ct

• Alfrengton 1586 Hutch3

• Alfre(s)ton 1288 Ass

• Alfington 1307 Pap

• Affryn(g)ton Ed3 Surv 1399 Cl

• Affrunton p1483 Sheen

• Alrington, Alryngton 1348 MinAcct 1510 Hutch3

• Alryngton or Alurunt 1427 Pat

• Alryngton in Purbyke p1483 Sheen

• Aldryngton otherwyse called Alfryngton 1545 Whil

• Aldrington alias Alfrington 1545 Hutch3

• Aldringtons alias Alsington alias Alfringtone 1599 Pitt

• Aflington c.1586 Tres

• Afflington (Farm) 1795 Boswell 1811 OS

• Afflington, Alfrington or Addlington 1861 Hutch3

• Alryngton' 1428 Pat

• Aldrington' 1545 Hutch3

Etymology

'Ælfrūn's farm', from the OE  fem, pers.n. Ælfrūn and tūn. A lady of this name (Alueron ) held the manor TRE (DB). The name shows analogical development of medial -ing - and assimilation of -lfr - to -fl -. There was formerly a chapel here, called 'the chantry of Alryngton '1428 Pat, 'the free chapel of Aldrington '1545 Hutch3.