Eckington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Eckington
Historical Forms
- Eccyncgtun 972 BCS1282 c.1050
- Aichintune 1086 DB
- Hekintona c.1086 EveA&B 1190 Surv c.1150
- Achinton 1176 P
- Ekinton, Ekynton 1233 Cl 1275 SR 1279 Wigorn
- Poer 1297 Cl
- Equinton 1312 FF
- Ekkyngton 1542 LP
Etymology
'Ecci 's farm' or Ecca 's farm, v. tun .
The oldest spelling and the modern form suggest derivation from a pers. name Ecca compounded again in Eckington (Db), Earle 220 Eccingtun , and (Sx). The DB and Pipe Roll forms (like DB Achintone for the Sx name) cannot stand against the weight of evidence for initial e as against æ . For the DB ai , cf. DBAiletone for Elton (Nt) which always elsewhere has initial e . The a of the Pipe Roll form is AN a for e .