Hinton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hinton
Historical Forms
- Hinetvne 1086 DB
- Hinetun, Hynetun, Hyneton(e) 1200 Glouc 13 HMC5 1220 Fees 1417 IpmR
- Hiniton' 1195 P
- Himmeton' 1195 P
- Hunitone 1221 Ass
- Hunton 1290 Ipm
- Hinton(e), Hynton(e) 1287 Ass 1368 Ipm 1439 IpmR 1651 PR
- Henton 1547 Rent
Etymology
'Farmstead of a household', v. hīwan (gen.pl. hīgna ), tūn ; cf. Hinton (45supra ), and the f.n. Highnam field (infra ). It may have belonged to the old monastery of Berkeley, as hīwan is used elsewhere in Gl of a religious community (cf. Highnam iii, 159supra ).