Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Botingtvne 1086 DB

• Botintun', Botinton(e), Botynton(e) 1086 DB 12 Tewk75,82,83 1210–12 RBE 1212,1220 Fees 1237 Talbot 1247 Theok 1385 Ass

• Botyngton(e) 1271 FF 1287 Ass

• Butintune 1185 Templar

• Boyton 1274 Ipm

• Botin(g)don(e), Botyn(g)don(e) 1221 Ass 1262 Ipm 1287 Ass 1329 FF

• Bodin(g)ton, Bodyn(g)ton 1248 FF 1303 FA 1314 Ipm 1323 GlR c.1560 Surv

• Boddenton 1577 M

• Boddyngton 1578 FF

• Bodyn(g)don(e) 1314 Ipm 1488 Talbot

Etymology

'Farmstead associated with Bōta', v. -ing 4 , tūn ; the pers.n. is OE  Bōta . On the voicing of -t - to -d - cf. Phonol. § 40 (a ).