Shenington
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Shenington likely means 'the farmstead or village of Scen' or 'the farmstead on the marshy land'. 'Scen' is a personal name, and 'ing' denotes a family or followers. 'Tūn' means farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Shenington
- Old EnglishAttestedScen's farmstead(from Scen "personal name", ing "belonging to, followers of", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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