Allington

Allington, West End
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
West End
Hampshire
SU4717
cf Allington Manor Farm and Allington Lane
refce: JandMN

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LVIII.13

Allington
otherwise: Ellatvne, 1086; Alditona, 1154-1158; Aldintone, 1186; Aldungtona, 1229

refce: Coates 1989
ALLINGTON, manor in South Stoneham
Old English 'Ealda's farm', either in a genitive formation 'Ealdan' or an '-ingtun' formation. Forms without 'd' are found from the early 15th century.
Hypothetical Old English 'Ealdingtun'='farm of Eald(a)', a man's name literally meaning 'old'.

description
Allington
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830

Period - 19th century, early
refce: Cobbett 1830
... to Mr. HALLETT'S, at Allington, and had the very great pleasure of seeing him in excellent health. ...

old map
Allingon
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788 (perhaps)
- settlement, hamlet - Mansbridge Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
a suggestion that this is Raglington

refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU51.jpg)

old map
Allington
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742

old map
Allington
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Mansbridg Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU51.jpg)

description
Allington
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
refce: Camden 1610
some time it [the Avon] was called Alaun, because there remain yet some reliques (as it were) of that name in the villages upon it, to wit, in Allington, ...

domesday
Ellatune
Listed in Domesday Book
- Manesbrige Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
refce: Domesday Book 1086 (49.1)
WILLELMI ALIS ... WILL~S Alisius ten. ELLATVNE . Godman tenuit de rege E ...

domesday
Ellatune
Listed in Domesday Book
- Manebrige Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
refce: Moody 1862 (Domesday)

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001