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.

Lillington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lillington

Historical Forms

  • Lillintone, Illintone 1086 DB
  • Lillintona t.Hy2 Pat 1478
  • Lilliton 1203 Cur
  • Lillinton 1327 SR
  • Lillyngton 1317,1335 Ipm 1344 Cl 1459 Ch
  • Lilentona 1122 Ch 1314
  • Lylington 1401 ADiv
  • Lullyngton 1344 Cl

Etymology

'Lilia 's farm,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish