Dinnington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Dinnington
Historical Forms
- Dunintone, Dunnitone, Domnitone 1086 DB
- Duninton(e) 1091–7,1180–1202 YChviii l.12 Lewes23d 1200 OblR 1201 ChR
- Duningtun, Dunington 1147–59,1164–81 YChviii 1200 ChR 1305 Pat
- Dunigton 1280 Ass
- Donington, Donyngton 1147,1194–9 YChviii 13 Ch 1316 YChviii c.1230 Ebor 1271
- Donigthon 1300 ib
- Donyton 1324 Lewes299d
- Dinington, Dinyngton 1271 Ebor 14 Sawl193d 1322 BM 1329,1344 FF 1526 FF
- Dinington in Morthing 1301 Ebor
- Dyninton 1289 Abbr
- Dynigton(a) l.13 BM 1318,1321 YDviii
- Dynnyngton, Dynnington 1379 PT 1399 Pat 1410 YI 1591 FF
- Denyngton(e) 1499,1578 YDxii,243–4
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Dunna ', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The earlier spellings suggest the OE pers.n. Dunna , and this did in fact often become Dinn - as in such place-names as Dinton (Bk 159), Dinnington (Nb), Diddington (Hu 254), etc. For the affix cf. Morthen 101supra .