Settrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Settrington
Historical Forms
- Sendriton 1086 DB
- Seteringetune c.1090 SD 12th
- Setteringtona 1122–37 YCh1073
- Sectrintone 1187 RBE
- Set(e)rinton(e) 1190,1191 P 1210–2 RBE 1276 RH
- Setrigton late12th Malton
- Set(e)ringtun, Set(e)ryngtun, Set(e)rington 1185–1208 YCh625 1190–1220 YCh626 1475 Test
- Settryngton 1526 Test 1535 FF
Etymology
The first element is obscure, but the most likely origin is OE sǣtere 'robber' or the same word used as a pers. name. Cf. Satterleigh (PN D 349). Ekwall (DEPN 393) suggests the possibility of a derivative of OE seohtre 'drain, ditch.' v. ingtun .