Sharrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sharrington
Historical Forms
- Scarnetuna, Scartune 1086 DB
- Sarenton 1197 FF 1250 Ass
- Serneton 1199,1233 Fees
- Scarnetuna c.1200 BM
- Scarneton 1209 Ass
- Scharenton 1219 FF
- Sharentona 1227 Bract
- Sharnton 1228 FF 1281 Ipm 1311,1315 FF
- Scarntun 1234 ib
- Sharneton 1250 Ass 1283,1336 FF 1296,1314,1317 Ipm 1302 FA
- Sarington 1250 Ass
- Scharinton 1252 Ch
- Sharnetone 1254 NfA 1257 Ass
- Skarington, Skarnetone 1257 ib
- Schartone 1257 ib
- Sharington 1257 1316 FA 1333 SR
- Scharnetone 1269 Ass
- Sharntone 1269 ib
- Scharenton, Sarneton 1275 RH
- Shernton 1286 Ipm 1288 IpmR
- Sharyngton 1307 Ipm 1322to1421 FF 1336 Pat 1346,1402,1428 FA 1535 VE
- Scharentone 1330 SR
- Scheryngton, Scherynton 1443 Past
- Sherington 1610 Speed
Etymology
The majority of the early forms show that this is not an -ing - name but a compound of OE scearn 'mud, dung' and tūn 'farmstead'. Some spellings of the first element suggest an adjectival form. Cases with initial Sk - are due to Scand influence.