Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hardinctone 1086 DB

• Hardingtun(a), Hardington 1147–82 Bodl3 13 Arth 13 YDiii

• Ardinton(a), Ardint' 1086 DB 1090–1100,1100–8 YChvi 1166 P 1186 YChvi 1236 Pat 1246 Ass44d

• Ardingtun(e), Ardington(a), Ardyngton(a) 1152–71 YCh Hy2 Pat 1464 YChvi 1175–88 Kirkst 1192 Arth 13 Bodl14 1240–50 Furn 1242 Lib 1244 PRAdel 1612

• Ardyngton(a) in Whervedale 1306 Pat

• Arthingtun(e), Arthington(a), Arthyngton(a) 12 YDiii Hy2 Calv 1172 YChvi c.1210 Pont 1226 FF c.1230 Bodl76 1246 Ass42d 1280 1285 KI 1667 PRAdel

• Nun Arthyngton(a) 1537 KnaresW

• Arthigton' 1174 YChvi 1204 FF

• Ardigton(a) 1182–5 YCh199 e.13 Font 13 Arth

• Arhigton 1166–74 YChvi

• Ertindon 1234 Ch

• Artyngton' c.1266 RegAlbiv,15

Etymology

'Farmstead associated with Earda', v. -ing 4 , tūn . On the unrecorded OE  pers.n. Earda cf. Ardsley i, 290supra and for the regular spelling of this as ME  Ard - cf. Armley iii, 210supra . The early replacement of Ard - by Arth - is probably due to ON influence (cf. Phonol. § 40). For the affix Nun - cf. Arthington Nunnery infra .