Nonington - The Name
One
version relating to the
derivation of the name, since there was no nunnery at St Albans is
that it comes from a Saxon Chief called Nunna. The Anglo Saxon
suffix 'ing' meant 'people of' and
'ton' (as noted above) meant 'place'. The
whole name thus is 'The Place of Nunna's People'. Most
village names are Saxon (5th to 11th centuries). When there is a
landowner - name incorporated (e.g. Monks Horton); Wickhambreaux),
as in Nuneaton (Warwickshire), it is usually later. There are 'Nunningtons'
in North Yorkshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Somerset. St
Albans was a simple manor or farm belonging to the monastery in
Hertfordshire. 'Beauchamps' may be from a connection
with the medieval De Beauchamp Earls of Warwick, one of whom held
land here. The remains once in the ruins field, next to Beauchamps
Wood, were of Eswell/Easole Manor, recently partly excavated. Charles Caulson
Useful reference:
English Place Names, Kenneth Cameron, Batsford 1961. P.133
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Places to visit around Nonington
White Cliffs Country Greeter Programme
Kent Coal and Community
Nonington Nature Celebrates the
nature of our local area
White Cliffs Countryside Project
CLEAN KENT
The village is central to some excellent walks and heritage trails.
Our own historic church was built over 900 years ago.
Fredville
Park,
St
Albans Court and
Knowlton
Court cover much of the land surrounding the village. The
villages of
Barfrestone,
Goodnestone - where
Jane Austen used to stay,
Eastry where
Lord Nelson
was a guest at Heronden House and
Broome Park,
the home of
Lord Kitchener, are just a few miles away.
Fredville Park Nonington
Online Village Diary
Nonington Village Website
2011
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