Broad Hinton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Broad Hinton
Historical Forms
- Hentone 1086 DB
- Henton(e) 12th AD 1204 Cur 1316 FA
- Hentune 1220 ADiv
- Hantone 1086 DB
- Brod(e)henton 1319 FF 1327 Banco 1348 FF
- Brodehanton al. Brodehenton 1469 Pat
- Brodhinton 1339 Ipm
- Hynton 1397 Pat
- Henton Columbers, Henton Waas 1428 FA
- Waas in 1428 (FA)
Etymology
'(At the) high farm,' v. heah , tun . Broad (cf. supra 204), to distinguish from Little Hinton supra 286, though the Hinton in the two names is of different origin. Mathew de Columbariis had a holding here in 1242 (Fees) and John Waas in 1428 (FA).