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.

Wennington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wennington

Historical Forms

  • Winintune 969 Crawfvi 12th KCD870 c.1060 12th
  • Win(e)ton(a), Win(e)ton(e) 1108–27,12th Crispin 1117–21,1157 WDB 1201 Cur
  • Wynentune 1214–22 WDB
  • Winitune, Winigtune 1042–66 WDB
  • Wemtunā 1086 DB
  • Weninton 1190 P 1198–1234 FF
  • Weninton Westmisster 1253 FF
  • Wenenton 1247 FF
  • Welinton' (de Marisco) 1198 Cur
  • Weneton' 1199 Cur
  • Weniton(e) 1206 1213–39 FF
  • Weniton(e) le Enveyse 1237 FF 1251 Cl 1253 StJohn
  • Waniton' 1207 Cur
  • Wonynton' 1272 Ass
  • Wen(n)igton 1235 Ass 1247 FF
  • Weningeton', Weington' 1248 Ass
  • Wenyngton 1324,1328 Londin 1408 ADi
  • Wenygton 1366 FF
  • Veninton, Veneton 1274 RH
  • Venyngton 1479 Will
  • Weynton 1344 FF
  • Wynnyngton 1553 Pat
  • Wannyngton, Wannington alias Wallyngton, Wannington 1569–70 FF
  • le Enveise (1206 Cur)
  • Marisco (1199 FF)

Etymology

'Wynna 's tun,' with ingtun-suffix. Westmisster because belonging to St Peter's, Westminster . Le Enveyse from the family of Geoffrey le Enveise (1206 Cur), de Marisco from that of Geoffrey de Marisco (1199 FF). For initial v see Introd. xxxvii.

Places in the same Parish