Hinton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dyrham & Hinton
Historical Forms
- Heanton Hy3 BM
- Heenton 1374 Ipm
- Henton(e) 1256 Ipm 1266 BM 1274 RH 1303 FA 1634 Will
- Henton(e) juxta Sobburi 1294 Ipm
- Henton(e) iuxta Durham 1308,1379 FF
- Henton(e) iuxta Derham 1367 Ipm 1433 Pat
- Henton(e) Russell 1404 BM 1639 Inq
- Hinton, Hynton 1610,1646 M
- Hynton Russell' 1572 FF 1635 Rec
Etymology
'The high farmstead', v. hēah (wk.obl. hēan ), tūn . The Russells held Dyrham from the 13th century and Hinton from the 14th.