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.

Dallington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Flawborough

Historical Forms

  • Dallintune 1086 DB
  • Dalington 13th HMCVarvii 1280 Ass
  • Dalyngton 1293 FF
  • Dalinton 1241 Ipm
  • Dallington 1280 Ass 1569,1594 FF 1781 Recov
  • Dollington 1677 Thoroton

Etymology

Dallington (lost) is Dallintune 1086 DB, Dalington 13th HMC Var vii, 1280Ass , Dalyngton 1293FF , Dalinton 1241 Ipm, Dallington 1280Ass , 1569, 1594FF , 1781Recov , Dollington 1677 Thoroton.'Dealla 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. Dallington (PN Sx 473). It was the lower part of Flawborough (Thoroton 166).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement