Kirklington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirklington
Historical Forms
- Cyrlingtune 958 BCS1029 14th
- Cherlinton 1086 DB
- Kirtlingtun c.1175 Dane
- Kirtlyngton 1333 SR 1503 Ipm
- Kertlinton 1239 Ebor
- Kertlington 1330 Ass
- Kyrtelington 1268 Ebor 1276 For 1302 FA
- Kyrtelyngton 1335 Ass
- Kyrtelynton 1428 FA
- Kirtelyngton 1291 Tax
- Kirtelington 1280 Ebor
- Curtelyngton 1280 Ass
- Cortlington 1330 ib
- Kirklyngton 1342 NI 1525 SR 1539 MinAcct
- Kyrkelington 1346 FA
- Kirkelyngton 1392 Pat
- Kerkelington 1419 IpmR
- Ketlington 1730 ParReg(Blidworth)
Etymology
'Cyrtla 's farm,' v. ingtun . For the evidence for the personal name cf. Kirtlington (PN NRY 220). Interchange of the sounds k and t is common, particularly before l .