Bainton

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Bainton

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* The village in the East Riding of Yorkshire was recorded as Bagentone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bǣga + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

* The hamlet in Oxfordshire was recorded as Baditone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Baintons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish (served by Bainton and Ashton Parish Council) in the City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF0906).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9652).
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Stoke Lyne parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5827).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Bainton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bainton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{bainton_2026,
  title = {Bainton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bainton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}