Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (to) þare hina gemære 946 Harl(S519) 14

• Hinetone 1086 DB

• Hineton(') 1151–57 France 1212 P 1262 Ipm

• Hinetun(') 1212 France

• Hyneton(e) Hy3 Ipm 1342 Cl

• Hynton 1275 RH 1379 Pat

• Hynetton 1327,1341 Cl

• Hynytton 1388 Pat

• Hynneton 1399 Cl

• Heniton' 1212 P

• Heynetone 1280 Ass

• Henyngton 1288 1431 Cl

• Henton 1378–1427 Pat

• Henyton 1468 MinAcct

• Hunton 1272 Ch

• Hineton Martel 1226 FF 1268 Cl 1328 Ipm

• Martel 1255 Cl

• Hyneton(e) Martel 1268 Ass

• Hynton Martel 1303 FA

• Hynton Martell 1387 Cl

• Hemton' Martel 1280 Ass

• Henton Martell 1412,1431 FA

• Henton Martill 1428 1664 HTax

• Hyneton' Magna, Magna Hinton' 1288 Ass

• Hinton-Magna 1774 Hutch1

• Hinton Martell (Great) 1795 Boswell

Etymology

'Farm or estate belonging to the religious community', v. hīwan (gen.pl. hīgna ), tūn , cf. Piddlehinton par. 1 309, Tarrant Hinton par. supra ; the 'religious community' is probably the former monastery of Wimborne Minster (VCHDo 2 107ff), since in 1086 DB the church of Wimborne possessed 1½ hides and ½ virgate of land in Hinetone held by the Bishop of London (ib 370, cf. Hutch3 3184). The form to þare hina gemære 'to the boundary of the community, i.e. of Hinton', occurs in the AS bounds of the adjacent estate of Didlington (in Chalbury par. supra ), v. (ge)mǣre. Martell is manorial; Eudo Martel held the manor in 1212 Cur, 1236 Fees, etc, cf. Broadmayne par. 1 337. Magna (or Great ) distinguishes it from Hinton Parva par. infra .