The name Billington derives from Old English, being a person's name Billa and
the word dun, meaning hill (see below for old versions of the place
name) i.e. the name means Billa's Hill.
In records the name Billington appears variously as follows:
12th Century: Billendon, Bilindon, Bylindon
13th Century: Billesdon, Bilendon, Bylendon, Billingdon, Billyngdon, Bellendon,
North Billingdone
14th Century: Bilindone, Bylindon, Belyngdone, Bellingdon, Bellyngdon
15th Century: Billingdon, Billyngdon, Bellingdon, Bellyngdon
18th Century: Billington