Whittington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whittington
Historical Forms
- Witetvne 1086 DB
- Witinton', Wytinton' 1205 Cur 1220 Fees 1236 FF 1248 Ass 1309 FF
- Wytington', Wytyngton' 1285 FA 1287 Ass
- Wythinton 1211–13 Fees
- Whitinton, Whitynton 1278 Ipm 1303,1316 FA 1327 SR 1373 FF
- Whitington, Whityngton 1303 FA 1439 Pat 1478 IpmR 1620 PR
- Whittington, Whittyngton 1488 Pat Hy8 Surv
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Hwīta', from the OE pers.n. Hwīta , v. ing 4 , tūn . The spellings of this name are sometimes difficult to keep apart from those of Withington (186infra ). Cf. Whittington (Wo 178, where the form Wiþindon c. 1240Worc should be deleted as it refers to Withington).