English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dunnington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dunnington

Historical Forms

  • Domniton, Donniton, Do'niton 1086 DB
  • Doniton 1251 Ass
  • Danington (sic) 1190–3 P
  • Duninton 1200 FF 1204 Ass
  • Dunington 1225 FF 1307 Ebor
  • Dunnigton 1202 FF
  • Donington, Donyngton 1225 Percy 1465 Pat
  • Donigton 1252 Cl
  • Donnyngton 14th Sawley 1492 FF 1498 Test

Etymology

'Dun (n )a 's farmstead,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement