Gotherington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Gotherington
Historical Forms
- Godrinton 1086 DB
- Godrinton', Godryn(g)ton' l.12 Tewk88d 1221 Eyre 1254 FF 1287 Ass 1299 RBB 1368 Works
- Godrinton als. Goderton 1561 FF
- Godrenton 1254 ib
- Codrinton 1276 RH
- Goderin(g)ton, Goderin(g)tune, Goderyn(g)ton e.13 WinchLB 1220 Theok 1221 Ass 1232 Theok 1248 Ass 1535 VE
- Coderinton 1291 Tax
- Gutherin(g)ton(a) 1209 Fees 1254 FF 1604 PR
- Gud(e)rinton(e) 1221 Ass 1242,1244 Theok 1248 Ass
- Gotheryn(g)ton, Gotherington 1306,1561 FF
- Gotherington als. Gouderton 1601 ib
- Gotherington als. Gotherston 1626 Inq
- Goodrington 1542 LP 1631 Inq
- Guddrington 1632 PR
- Gotherton 1684,1709 PR
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Guthhere', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The first el. is, in view of the Guther - spellings, from OE Gūðhere rather than Gōdhere , though the latter is not impossible. Uckington (85supra ) similarly has many spellings with o - instead of u -. In 1287Ass 278, m. 27d, Hugh de Upton' stated in evidence that the place was called Godringdon ' not Goterington '.