Sturston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sturston
Historical Forms
- Stertune 1086 DB
- Sterton c.1141 Tutbury
- Stur(e)stona, Stur(e)ston(e) c.1192 Shir John WollCh 1240 FF 1258,1259,1260 Kniveton 1269 Ass
- Stirstone 1226 FF
- Stirtone 1269 Ass
- Styrton 1384 DbCh
- Sturton 1285 RadCh 1474 IpmR 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
- Stourston 1438 IpmR 1514 DbCh
- Storeston 1521 StarChamb 1540 WollCh
Etymology
'Styr's farm', v. tūn . The first element is ON pers.n. Stýrr , ODan Styr , which appears in DB as Stur , Ster (Feilitzen 377). Cf. Starston and Sturston Nf.