Northington
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU5637
otherwise: northametone, 903-16; Norhameton', 1166-1167; Northyngton, 1533
NORTHINGTON
The modern form is a Tudor development. The older name is hypothetical Old English 'Northhaematun'='farm of the north dwellers'. It is hard to decide from which place it was thought to be north; perhaps (Old) Alresford. It is immediately north of Swarraton, a better candidate if it could be shown conclusively to be an ancient foundation. Late in the 13th century a tradition 'Non(e)hampton' arises and is found for 50 years. Since the land belonged to Hyde Abbey in Winchester (from the 10th century), the older name may have been altered, by a loose piece of folk etymology, to suggest hypothetical Middle English 'Nunnehampton'='nuns' Hampton', but the tradition was scribal only.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Micheldever Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Micheldever Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Michel Devor Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Micheldevor Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- church - Micheldevor Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
