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.

Markstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lifton

Historical Forms

  • Markeston 1319 Ass 1415 Ass
  • Markstone 1529 ECP6,69

Etymology

Probably 'boundary stone,' v. mearc . The farm is at the boundary mark of three parishes.