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WillowTheWhisp · 07-03-2005, 13:40

That website doesn't say the dipthong is celtic. It says it's old English which could mean any number of things. How old is old?

The "ington" in its entirety meaning "homestead of" makes more sense than "Inga" being the Christian name of some Saxon Lord.

I could imagine a process of name change from 1194 back 700 years but I could be totally wrong. I'd love to be able to find some written evidence of what the town was known as prior to 1194, if there was actually anything here with that name. I know it wouldn't be anything like a town

07-03-2005, 13:40	#20
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Oldest Part Of Accrington! That website doesn't say the dipthong is celtic. It says it's old English which could mean any number of things. How old is old? The "ington" in its entirety meaning "homestead of" makes more sense than "Inga" being the Christian name of some Saxon Lord. I could imagine a process of name change from 1194 back 700 years but I could be totally wrong. I'd love to be able to find some written evidence of what the town was known as prior to 1194, if there was actually anything here with that name. I know it wouldn't be anything like a town __________________