English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wallington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wallington

Historical Forms

  • Wallington(e) 1086 DB 1303 FA
  • Walingeton 1199 Cur
  • Wallinggeton 1255 Ass
  • Wandelington(a) t.Hy2 Dugdii 1280 FF
  • Wandelingetuna c.1180 Gesta
  • Wandlington 1200,1213 Cur 1235 Fees 1248 Ass
  • Welingeton 1199 Cur
  • Wenlingetone 1199 FF
  • Wenlinggetone 1201 Cur
  • Wendlington 1240 FF
  • Wendlyngton 1269 ib
  • Wanlingeton 1259 StPauls
  • Wanlington 1263 FF 1294 SR
  • Wanlyngton 1337 FF

Etymology

'Wændel 's farm' or 'farm of Wændel 's people,' v. ingtun , inga . Cf. Wensdon (PN BedsHu 114) for a full discussion of this personal name.

Places in the same Parish