Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Achintone, Achiltone, Alchitone, Hechestone, Echentone, Eschintone 1086 DB

• Achinctonam 1121 AC

• Achintona t.Steph France

• Agintune 12th ADiii

• Eckentuna t.Steph France

• Eschinton' 1242 Fees691

• Ekenton 1291 Tax

• Eckyngton 1340 NI

• Ekynton' 1487 Ct

• Ekyngton al. Veneland 1554 SRS19,151

• Heg(g)henton c.1200 AD14969 1305 Ass

• Heghynton 1338,1339 Ipm

• Hechenton 1200 FF

• Ecchinton 1324 FA

• Hechyngton 1446 CplM

• Hegheton 1204–7 AD14970

• Eghin(g)ton, Eghynton 1296 CplM 1302 FA 1314 Pat 1318 FF 1328,1330 Ipm 1366 SAC6,137 1395,1415,1421 IpmR 1428 FA

• Eghenton 1339 Ass

• Hey(g)hin(g)ton, He(i)ghin(g)ton, Hehin(g)ton 1338,1341 Cl 1339,1349,1359 Ipm 1359 1380 1422,1435 CplM

• Egyn(g)ton 1443–5 SRS4,130 t.Hy8 DuLa

• Eighington al. Eckington 1634 Ipm

Etymology

This is a very difficult name. The original form may have been OE  Hēahingtun , 'farm of Hēaha ,' (v. ingtun ), this being a short form of one of the OE  pers. names in Hēah -. The name is on record (Redin 50). Cf. Heighington (PN NbDu s. n .).Topographically an OE  Heāhingatun , 'farm of the high dwellers 'is not out of the question but we should have expected some ME  forms in -ingeton . For the k - sound cf. Tickeridge, Hickstead, and Tilkhurst supra 273, 279, 333.