Harvington
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chaddesley Corbett
Historical Forms
- Herwynton 1275 SR 1311 Cl 1327 SR
- Herewinton 1275 SR 1326 Pat 1342 FF
- Horinton 1323 Ipm
- Herwyngton 1325 Pat
- Harwytone 1545 Wills
Etymology
'Farm of Herewynn ,' that being an OE fem. pers. name. The v of the modern form is irregular but we may compare Kinvaston (St), Kynwaldestun in the Wolverhampton foundation charter, Rivenhall (Ess), DBRuwenhale and Waveney (Nf), 1275Wahenhe , 1465Wawneye . See also s. n. Evenlode supra 123.The history of this name is quite different from that of Harvington in Oswaldslow supra 134.