 Partington , first recorded in 1260 , was in the medieval and post @-@ medieval parish of Bowdon . The name derives from Old English : the first element may be a personal name such as Pearta or Pærta , or part " land divided up into partitions " followed by inga , meaning " people of " ; the suffix tun means " farmstead " . The village consisted of dispersed farmsteads , with no nucleated centre . It was surrounded by wetlands on all sides , reducing the amount of land available for agriculture . According to the hearth tax returns of 1664 , Partington had a population of 99 . 
 Partington , first recorded in 1260 , was in the medieval and post @-@ medieval parish of Bowdon . The name <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>derives</mark></a> from Old English : the first element may be a personal name such as Pearta or Pærta , or part " land divided up into partitions " followed by inga , meaning " people of " ; the suffix tun <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>means</mark></a> " farmstead " . The village consisted of dispersed farmsteads , with no nucleated centre . It was surrounded by wetlands on all sides , reducing the amount of land available for agriculture . According to the hearth tax returns of 1664 , Partington had a population of 99 . 
Partington , first recorded in 1260 , was in da medieval and post @-@ medieval parish of Bowdon . The name derive from Old English : tdafirst element may be a personal name such as Pearta or Pærta , or part " land divided up into partitions " followed by inga , meaning " bitches of " ; the suffix tun mean " farmstead " . The village consisted of dispersed farmsteads , with no nucleated centre . It was surrounded by wetlands on all sides , reducing the amount of land available for agriculture . According to thdaearth tax returns of 1664 , Partington had a population of 99 .