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.

Billington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Belintone 1086 DB
  • Belinton' 1285 FA
  • Belintton' 1214 Cur
  • Belyngton 1304 Ass
  • Bil(l)enton' 1208 Ass 1290 Banco
  • Bilentun' 1227 Ass
  • Billynton, Byllynton, Billinton, Byllinton 1203 Ass 1375 IpmR 1535 VE
  • Bylinton, Bilinton, Bylynton, Bilynton 1203 Ass 1323 1209to1309 FF 1310to1352 Banco 1327,1332 SR 1340 NI 1411 ProcJP
  • Bilington, Bylington, Bilyngton, Bylyngton 1280 Banco 1330 FF
  • Bilyngtone 1453 BM
  • Byllyngton, Billyngton, Byllington, Billington 1203 Cur 1299 Banco 1355 Ipm 1393to1403 IpmR 1401 StaffAcc 1472 Ct 1540 FF 1553 Pat 16th Rental
  • Billington 1695 Morden 1880 Kelly

Etymology

'Billa's farmstead', v. tūn , apparently with later analogical -ing -.