Yelling
Major Settlement in the Parish of Yelling
Historical Forms
- G(h)ellinge, Gelinge 1086 DB
- Gellinches Steph BM
- Gillinge, Gyllinge 1218 FF 1219 For 1239 FF 1316 FA 1535 VE
- Gillinges 1220 Fees333 1228 FF
- Gilling, Gylling 1235 Cl 1253 BM 1278 FF 1299 BM 1308 Ipm 1324 1325 Cl 1343,1361 Ipm 1428,1485 FA 1535 VE
- Gillingg 1276 RH 1303 FA
- Gyllyngs 1333 FF
- Yillyng 1344,1385 Cl
- Illyng 1507 FF 1540 BM
- Yellyng 1535 VE
- Elyng 1535 VE
- Gellyng al. Yellinge 1545 BM
- Yelling al. Yeldyng 1569 FF
- Yellinge al. Gillinge 1594 FF
- Yealding al. Yealing 1601 FF
Etymology
One cannot go further with this name than Ekwall's explanation of it (PN in -ing 88) as from an OE Gellingas (v. ingas ) a patronymic plural form, from a name *Giella , as a parallel to which he quotes the OGer p.n. Gellingin .
Places in the same Parish
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