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.

Almodington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sidlesham

Historical Forms

  • Almodintona 1166 RBE
  • Almodeston 1227 Ch
  • Almoditon(e), Almodyton(e) 1248 Ass 1386 IpmR
  • Almodyngton, Almodington 1428 FA 1461–7 Pat
  • Almayngton 1562 SRS19,147
  • Almanington 1610 Norden

Etymology

'The tun of Ealhmōd or Æþelmōd ' (as suggested by Ritter 94). v. ingtun .