Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Widetone, Widetona 1086 DB

• Withetona 13 Font

• Witon, Wyeton 1175–99 YCh519 l.12 Font

• Witintun 12 YDx 1160–70 Dugdv

• Wytington 1371 Fabr

• Wyttyngton 1535 VE

• Withington, Wythington, Wythyngton 1198 Fount 1257 Ch 1301 YI 1361 Font 1416 YI 1614 FF

• Wythingdone, Widingdon 1234 FF

• Withenton 1246–52 Font

• Wethyngton 1397 Works 1489 YDiv 1499 Ipm

• Wedyngton 1536 MinAcct

• Widdyngton, Wyddyngton, Wyddington 1535 VE 1673 Dep 1687 Fabr

Etymology

'Farmstead near the willow-copse', v. wīðign , tūn . The earlier forms may be directly from wīðig 'willow' itself; later forms have an unetymological -ing - (as is frequent also with later forms of p.ns. from OE  holegn 'holly').