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.

Marston St Lawrence

Major Settlement in the Parish of Marston St Lawrence

Historical Forms

  • Merestone, Merestona 1086 DB 1121–9 France 1336 ADi
  • Merston(e) 1181 P 1316 FA
  • Merston by Bannebury 1396 Pat
  • Mersshton Scī Laurencii 1330 QW
  • Mersshton 1383 Cl
  • Lawrence Marston t.Hy8 ADiii
  • Larrens Marston 1539 LP

Etymology

'Marsh farm,' v. tun . St Lawrence from the dedication of the church.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name