Ellington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ellington
Historical Forms
- Elintune 1086 DB 1106–13 BM
- Elint(h)on, Elynton 1207 P 1227 Ass 1228,1241 FF 1253 BM 1285 FA
- Elindon 1228 FF
- Elyngton, Elington 1267–85 ADi 1286 Ass 1327 SR 1346 Cl
Etymology
'Eli's farm' v. ingtun . For this name, v. Redin 134. The complete absence of forms with double l forbids our assuming that we have the more usual pers. name Ella .