Easington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chilton, Buckinghamshire, about 3 miles (5 km) north of the Oxfordshire market town of Thame. The hamlet is between the villages of Chilton and Long Crendon and consists of around 30 houses.
| Easington | |
|---|---|
 Easington Lane, 2007 | |
  Easington Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP6814 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aylesbury |
| Postcode district | HP18 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
The toponym is derived from Old English and evolved through Hesintone, Essintone and Easyngdon before reaching its present form.[1]
Manor
editBefore the Norman conquest of England Alric, son of Goding, a thegn of Edward the Confessor, held the manors of Chilton and Easington.[1] However, the Domesday Book records that by 1086 the Norman baron Walter Giffard held the two manors.[1] The Domesday Book assessed the manor of Easington at five hides.[1]
From 1387 to 1523 the manor was part of the honour of Gloucester.[1] In 1525 Easington reverted to the Crown, which granted the manor to John Croke of Chilton Manor, in whose family it seems to have stayed until at least 1657.[1]
The will of John Hart, proved in 1665, left a rental income of £3 per annum from the manor of Easington to fund the apprenticeship of one poor boy.[1] In the 1920s the bequest was still being applied "as occasion arises".[1]
References
editSources
edit- Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 22–27.