Doynton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Doynton
Historical Forms
- Didintone 1086 DB
- Deinton 1194 P
- Dedigtone 1221 Ass
- Duynton' 1248 Ass
- Doyngton', Doington' 1221,1287 Ass 1314 Ipm
- Dointon(e), Doynton(e) 1248 Ass 1250 Cl 1285 Abbr 1301 Ext 1753 PR
- Doynton(e) als. Deinton 1613 Rec
- Dunton' 1248 Ass 1276 RH 1287 Ass 1347 Ipm
- Dynton 1535 VE
- Dynton als. Doynton 1638 InqM
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Dydda', v. -ing 4 , tūn . On the OE pers.n. Dyd (d )a cf. Didbrook ii, 9supra . The loss of medial -d - is best explained as due to AN influence, by which OE -d - first became -d - and was then lost (cf. Zachrisson, ANInfl 90).