Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wistanestune 1086 DB

• Wistaniston 12 Dieul c.1180 AddCh 1355 et freq

• Wistan(e)ston, Wystan(e)ston 1230 1249–65 Chest 1289 Court 1535 VE

• Wystoneston 1220–40 Whall

• Vistonstun c.1291 AddCh

• Wystanton H3 AddCh 14 ChRR 1400

• Wistanton 1469 Rich

• Wistenton 1518 Orm2

• Wytstaniston' 1270–80 AddCh

• Wynstaneston 1307 ChRR

• Winstanston 1331 ib

• Wynstanston 1387 Eyre

• Wistastun 1314 AddCh

• Wistaston 1421 ChRR

• Wystaston 1396 ChRR 1653 Sheaf

• Wystastone 1558 AddCh 1582

• Whistaston 1629 Cre

• Wynstanton 1348 ChRR

• Winstanton 1515 Orm2

• Wystalston 1516 Sheaf

• Wystatston 1517 Sheaf

• Wistason 1548 Pat 1550 MinAcct 1554,1557 Pat

• Wisterson 1660 Sheaf 1722 AddCh

• Wigstanton 1601 ChRR

• Wigstaston 1646 Sheaf

• Whitaston 1616 Cre

• Wisterton 1673 Sheaf

• Whistonson 1804 Sheaf

Etymology

'Wīgstān's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Wīgstān and tūn. Certain forms of this p.n. are confused with those of Wisterson 42supra , and this has led to mistaken identifications, cf. Orm2 iii330 n. The development of the Wisterson form is analogous with that of Austerson, Hunsterson 130, 65infra .