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Survey of English Place-Names

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Loynton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norbury

Historical Forms

  • Levintone 1086 DB
  • Levuntuna 1088 StCart
  • Livintuna 1163 StCart 1329 Orig
  • Livinton 1199 FF
  • Levynton 1281,1339,1344 Ass 1294 FF 1306 GDR 1332 SR 1316,1336 Banco 1338,1343 AD5 1343 1342 ib
  • Levyngton 1307 CoramR 1313 Deed
  • Loyngton 1371 Banco
  • Lointon Eliz ChancP
  • Loynton als Lovington 1607,1623 FF
  • Loynton 1410 AD6 1461,1474 IpmR 1561 FF 1578 AD6 1599 1695 Morden 1833 O

Etymology

'Lēofa's farmstead', v. tūn , as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN).