Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Esingetun 996 (lost) Dugd vi 1443, Sawyer 1380

• Esingetone 1166 RBE

• Esingeton 1271 For

• Eseningetone 1086 DB

• Eseninton 1227 Ass

• Eseuinton 1285 FA

• Eseningtona c.1201–23 StCart

• Eseningtun 1270–5 Wodehouse

• Esenington, Esenyngton 1227,1330 Ass 1240 FF 1290,1329 Vernon 1324 CoramR

• Essenington 1199 Ass 1271 For 1293 QW

• Esnynton 1293,1314,1342 Ass 1295to1345 Banco

• Esuynton 1316 FA

• Esnyngton, Esnington 1289 Ass 1300 For 1315 CoramR 1369 FF

• Esynton, Esinton 1238 Lib 1242 Fees c.1255 RH 1286 For 1292 Ct 1327,1332 SR 1322to1379 Ipm 1372 Banco 1404 Pat

• Essinton 1279 Ass

• Esington, Esyngton 1205 Cur 1236 Fees c.1255 RH 1262 For 1288 Cl 1327 CoramR 1436 Banco 1340to1508 Ipm 1394to1445 FF 1417 NCWills 1428 FA

• Essington 1271 For 1273 Banco 1292 Ipm 1618 FF 1695 Morden 1834 O

• Essyngton 1309 Orig

Etymology

'The farmstead of Esne's people', v. -inga , tūn , as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN).