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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dallington

Historical Forms

  • Dalinton(e), Dalynton(e) 1086 DB 1376 FF
  • Dalington, Dalyngton 1201 Cur 1535 VE
  • Dalyngetone 1340 NI
  • Dallington 1265 Ch
  • Dolinton' 1232 Cl

Etymology

'Dealla's tun,' v. ingtun .