Hinton on the Green
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hinton on the Green
Historical Forms
- on hinhæma gemæru 1042 KCD764 11th
- Hinetvne 1086 DB
- Hinethonam, Hynethonam, Hyneton(e) 1154–89,e.13 Glouc 1221 Ass 1327 SR
- Hiniton, Hynyton 1195 P 1287 Ass
- Hynniton 1276 RH
- Hynynton, Hyninton 1288 Episc 1291 Tax
- Hinton, Hynton 1361 Ass 1535 VE
- Hynton on the Grene 1537 Will
Etymology
'Farmstead of a household (of monks)', v. hīwan (gen.pl. hīgna ), which sometimes denotes a religious community, tūn . Hinton belonged to St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester. For the affix, v. grēne 2 'village green'. For the OE form which means 'Hinton-dwellers' boundary', cf. Weston Subedge (i, 261supra ).