English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Long Itchington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Long Itchington

Historical Forms

  • æt Yceantune 1001 KCD705
  • Icketona 1043 KCD916 17th
  • Ikintone 1168 P
  • Ichenton c.1045 KCD939 17th FF 1202
  • Ichentona c.1150 CartMisc
  • Icentone 1086 DB
  • Igenton 1301 Cl
  • Hichendona 1170 Ch 1314
  • Longa Hichenton c.1185 Madox
  • Lunghichentone 1221 Ass
  • Long Ychenton 1277 Cl
  • Hechinton 1221 Ass
  • Long Igenton 13th ADiii
  • Long Igynton 1449 ADii
  • Ychinton 1223 FF
  • Hichinton 1235 Pat
  • Ichyngton 1293 BM
  • Long Itchinton 1305,1336 Ipm
  • Long Igynton 1449 ADii
  • Longa Ichyngton 1535 VE
  • Upper Itchington 1636 Sess
  • Long Uchinton 1280 Cl
  • Huchenden 1285 Pat
  • Uchynton 1289 FF
  • Huchyngton Longa 1535 VE

Etymology

'Farm by the river Itchen' (supra 3), v. tun . The houses are set on the two sides of a street a good half-mile long.