Baltington
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tyneham
Historical Forms
- Boltington Ass (p), Bultington 1280 Ass
- Baltington(e), Baltyngton(e) 1284 Banco c.1300 Milne 14 Mansel 1327 SR 1614 AddCh
- Baltintone c.1300 Milne
- Baltyntone 14 Mansel
- Baltingthone 14 EdI Hutch3
- Baltingeton 1287 FF
- Baldyngton 1329 Orig, Pat
- the Farme of Balkington 1648 AddCh 1795 Boswell 1811 OS
Etymology
Probably from an OE pers.n. and -ingtūn 'farm called after'. The spellings from Ass may well be corrupt, but Balt -, Bald - in the majority of early spellings may suggest some such pers.n. as *B (e )aldðrȳð (v. DEPN s.n. Balterley St), B (e )aldhere , B (e )aldhūn or B (e )aldheard (for OE d to t before h , v. Ekwall in SNPh 1 97 ff, Waltham Sx 77, Brk 112, cf. also Balt , -balt for OE Beald , -beald in 1086 DB (Feilitzen 98, 193, 207)).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Chapel Cl
- N Egliston, S Egliston
- Povington
- Whiteway, Whiteway Fm, Whiteway Hill, Whiteway Plant.
- Worbarrow, Worbarrow Bay, Worbarrow Tout
Other OS name
- Alms Grove, Alms Grove Gate
- Black Ctg
- Bower's Coppice
- Brandy Bay
- Broad Bench
- The Cat
- Charnel
- Coastguard Station
- Earl's Kitchen
- Egleston Down(lost)
- Egliston Gwyle
- Farewell's Ctg
- Five Barrow Hill, Five Barrows
- Gad Cliff
- Gardener's Ctg
- Gold Down
- Hobarrow Bay
- Lawford Sheard Gate
- Limekiln Plant.
- Long Copse
- Long Ebb
- Maiden's Grave Gate
- Pondfield
- Pool Pond
- Povington Barrow, Povington Fm, Povington Heath, Povington Hill, Povington Wd
- Quarry
- Rempstone Gate
- Rook Grove
- St Mary's Church
- Stickland's Ctg
- Thorn Barrow
- Tyneham Cap
- Tyneham Fm, Tyneham Great Wd, Tyneham Gwyle, Tyneham Ho