Tortington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Tortington
Historical Forms
- Tortinton 1086 DB 1215 FF 1317 ADii
- Tortintune c.1270 Gerv
- Tortrington 1274 Cl
- Tortyton(e), Tortiton(e) 1291 Tax 1303 Ipm 1307 ADiv 1332 Ipm
- Tortingeton 1296 SR
- Torton 1304–7 Ipm 1641 SRS5 1732 Morden
- Tortyngton 1327 SR 1346 Ipm 1397 IpmR
- Tordynton 1341 Ipm
- Torintone, Totington 1316 FA
- Totyngton 1428 FA
Etymology
'Torhta's tun,' v. ingtun . Torhta would be a hypocoristic form of one of the numerous OE pers. names in Torht -. Cf. Toftworth (Gl), DBTorteword .