English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wheston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wheston

Historical Forms

  • Weston 1225 ClR 1230 Cl 1252 DbAv 1254 LichChart 1305 Pat
  • Whetstan 1251 DbAv
  • Whetston(e) 1271 FF 1682 Bemrose
  • Wetstan 1251 DbAv
  • Whestan' 1231 Cl
  • Wheston 1254 LichChart 1268 Cl 1281 Pat 1285 For
  • Wheston alias Queston 1559 FF
  • Wyston 1317 Orig
  • Whyston 1330 QW
  • Queston 1480 IpmR
  • Whettystone 1551 CPG
  • Whetstones 1828 SaleCat

Etymology

'The whetstone', v. hwet-stān; cf. Whetstone Lei and (PN Mx 100–1). A piece of land in the parish was called Whetstones 1828SaleCat . The name probably refers to a place where stone suitable for whetstones was found.

Places in the same Parish