Flinton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Humbleton
Historical Forms
- Flentun, Flintone 1086 DB
- Flinton(e), Flynton(e) 1163–5 Bridl 1190 YCh 1226 FF 1828 Langd
Etymology
A compound of OE flint 'flint' and tun, perhaps in the sense 'enclosure where flints were found.'