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.

Arlington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bibury

Historical Forms

  • Ælfredin(c)gtune 1002–4 ASWills 1004 KCD710
  • Ælfredintun 1008 Finb
  • Alvredintone 1086 DB
  • Alurinton(a), Alurynton(a) Hy2 Monast 1221 Ass 1225–50 CirenPi,44 1285 FA 1363 FF
  • Alurynton(a) iuxta Bibury 1332 FF
  • Alurington, Aluryngton 1233 Cl 1337 Ch 1359 Orig
  • Alvrynton(e) 1314,1349 Ipm
  • Alfrinton 13 Oseney 1296 Ipm 1327 SR
  • Alvertone 1287 QW
  • Auerinton' 1221 Eyre
  • Auuerington' 1248 Ass
  • Alwrintone 1253 Oseney
  • Ailwrenton' 1287 Ass
  • Alrin(g)ton, Alryn(g)ton 13 Oseney 1306 Ass 1349,1375 Ipm 1550 Pat
  • Elryngton 1541 Monast
  • Herlingthon 1303 Ipm
  • Erlyngton 1439 IpmR
  • Arlington 1584 Comm 1713 PR
  • Arlington als. Alrington 1598 FF

Etymology

'Farmstead associated with Alfred', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The pers.n. is OE  Ælfrēd . On the late form Arl - metathesised from Alr - cf. Phonol. § 46.