# Bainton

> English word · Proper noun

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

## Etymology
Various origins:
* 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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