Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hetheston 1506,1507,1536 Plea 1508,1536 ChRR

• Hetheston alias Helaston 1540 Chol

• Helaston alias Hetheston 1567 ib

• Hetherston 1509,1536 Orm2 1570 Sheaf 17

• Hetherson 1567,1599 Chol

• Hetherson Green 1842 OS

• Etherson 1579 Chol

• Heatherson 1661 ib

• Hatherstone Green 1831 Bry

• Heyston 1536 Plea, ChRR, Orm2 ii 602

• Helaston 1540 Chol

• Heleston alias Heylaston, Helaston 1567 ib

• Ederson 1591 Sheaf

• Hederson Greene 1667 Chol

• Hederson Green 1671 Sheaf

• Hedderson Green, Hoddersons Green, Hoderson Green 1700 Chol

• Headerson Green 1705 ib

• Hethehousey Grene c.1650 Chol

• Headerton Greene 1705 Chol

• Edwardson Green 1860 White

Etymology

This name is insoluble with the material available, v. grēne 2 'a green'. The first component may be a p.n. in tūn and an el. in gen.sg. inflexion, since it exhibits the usual -ston > -son development.