Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lilletone 1166 RBE

• Lillinton 1180 P 1232 Ch

• Lilliton' 1180–85 P

• Lillington(') 1244 Ass 1285 FA 1288 Ass 1297,1314 Pat 1462 Digby

• Lillingtone 1260 FF

• Vuerlillington 1244 Ass

• Overelilengton 1256 FF

• Lillingeton' 1265 CottCh

• Lyllinton 1285 FF

• Lyllington 1285 1516 Digby

• Lilyngtone 1327 SR

• Nich' Lyllyngton 1340 NI

• Nitherlillyngton, Overlillyngton 1356 FF

• Lillyngton' 1406 Digby 1411 Sher

• Lylyngton(') 1484 Digby

• Lullinton(') 1200 Cur 1209 Abbr 1268,1288 Ass

• Lullington' 1201 Cur 1280,1288 Ass 1291 Banco

• Lullynton' 1268,1288 Ass

• Lulyngton' 1380 Sher

• Lullyngtone, Lullyngdone 15 Digby

• Lollinton' 1268 Ass

Etymology

'Farm called after Lylla', from an OE  pers.n. Lylla (a side-form of the recorded Lulla and suggested by DEPN for Leybourne K and Lilstock So) and -ingtūn , with neoðerra , niðerra 'lower' and uferra 'higher, upper' (an early division of the manor perhaps reflected in the names Higher St., Lower St. and Upper Fm infra ).