Warmington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Warmington
Historical Forms
- Wyrmingtun, Wermingtun c.980 BCS1130 c.1200
- Warmintone 1086 DB
- Warmyngton 1392 Cl
- Wermintone 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Wermenton 1202 Ass
- Wirmint' 1175 P
- Wirmi(ng)ton 1208,1210 Cur
- Wyrmitton 1255 Seld13
- Wurmintone 1206 FF
- Worminton 1285 Cl
Etymology
'Wyrma 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. Worminghall (PN Bk 129), Warminghurst (PN Sx 182), Wornditch (PN BedsHu 245), and Wormegay (Nf), DBWermegeia . The persistent early forms in Werm -, Warm - are a little surprising, but have their parallel in a smaller degree in the other names quoted.