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.

Lullington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lullington

Historical Forms

  • Lullinton, Lullintun 1192 P 1304 Ass t.Ed1 AOMB57
  • Lullington t.Ed1 1350 FM
  • Lullyngton 1328 FF
  • Lollinton, Lollynton 1193 P 1296 SR 1344 BM
  • Lollington 1350 FM
  • Lillington otherwise called Lullington 1521 SRS16,46
  • Loynton al. Lulynton 1582 SRS20
  • Lullington al. Loynton 1608 SRS29,94

Etymology

'Lulla's farm,' v. ingtun . For the vowel in the local pronunciation cf. Tillington supra 121. There has also been common confusion of t and k .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site