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.

Wigginton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wigginton

Historical Forms

  • Wigentone 1086 DB
  • Wigeton 1200 Cur 1202 Abbr
  • Wigintone 1201 FF 1371 ADvi
  • Wygenton 1288 FF 1303 FA
  • Wiggent' 1165 P
  • Wigginton' 1201 Cur 1202 FF
  • Wiggeton(e) 1202 Abbr 1255 Ass
  • Wykington 1254 Val 1287 Ass
  • Wykinton 1300 Ipm
  • Wykenton 1357 Rental
  • Wegynton 1511 Ct

Etymology

This is either OE  Wicgan tun or Wicging tun , 'Wicga 's farm,' v. tun , ingtun .

Places in the same Parish