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.

Long Marston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Mers(s)hton 1287 Ass 1307 SR
  • Merston(e) 1288 FF 1294 SR
  • Merston juxta Puttenham 1316 Ass
  • Longe Merston 1333 FF
  • Longmerston 1358 Ass 1415 IpmR
  • Longmarsson t.Jas1 DuLa

Etymology

Long Marston is Mers (s )hton 1287Ass , 1307SR , Merston (e )1288FF , 1294SR , Merston juxta Puttenham 1316Ass , Longe Merston 1333FF , Longmerston 1358Ass , 1415 IpmR, Longmarsson t. Jas 1DuLa . 'Marsh farm,' v. mersc , tun .