Halston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pontesbury
Historical Forms
- Alston' 1255-6 Ass
- Alston 1615 SBL6839
- Haulston' 1575 SBL4023
- Hallston alias Haulston 1672 SBL4012
- Hallston 1731 PR(L) 1774 SBL5741
- Halston 1787 PR(L)
- Auston 1552 PR(H) 1600,1 SBL6790,6806 1808 Baugh
- Awston 1581,2,99,1603 SBL6786,6808,6787,6810
- Aulston 1615 PR(H) 12, SBL 6822
- Allston 1615 SBL6822 1809 SBL5004 1809 SBL5004
Etymology
Possibly '*Ealh's estate', v. tūn . The simplex pers.n. is not on record, but Ealh - is common in dithematic names. H - is not original. The single ME spelling occurs in a list of men of Pontesbury.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Engine Coppice
- Hinwood
- Edgegrove
- Little Halston
- Shorthill
- Panson
- Wood Hall
- Sydnall Cottage
- Polmere
- Marton
- Nox
- New Ho
- Church Hill Wood
- Malehurst
- Pontesford Hill
- Little Coppice
Other OS name
- Buck's Coppice
- Cruckton Hall
- Hanwood Gate Pool
- Hare and Hounds P.H.
- Hollybank
- Hortonlane Coppice
- Jenkins Coppice
- Moves Coppice
- Hinton Hall, Hinton Plantation
- New Mill
- Clanbrook Bridge
- Lea Cross, Lea Cross Bridge
- Lea Hall
- Trap Cottage
- Coppice Cottages and Ho
- Curtiss Coppice
- Gipsy Coppice
- Moat Hall
- Papermill Coppice
- Slade Lane
- Upper Woodhall Coppice and Lower Woodhall Coppice
- Bank Ho
- Broompatch
- Hall Fm
- Hays Coppice
- Hurst Bank
- Lingcroft Pool and Lingcroft Coppice
- Longden Bridge
- Longden Common
- Longden Coppice
- Longden Manor
- Longdenwood
- the Poplars
- Red Lion Inn
- Rock Cottage
- Roundhouse Fm
- Slang Coppice
- Woodhouse Fm
- Oaks Hall
- Oaks Lodge
- Oaks Wood
- Little Plealey
- Plealey Ho
- Radlith
- Radlith Wd
- Tag's Gutter
- Bridgleys
- Crown P.H.
- Hill Fm
- Horseshoe P.H.
- Mount Pleasant Nursery
- Nills Hill
- Polesgate
- Pontesbury Hill
- the Ring
- Woodhouse
- Brook Ho, Cliffdale Ho, the Grove, Linley Terrace, New Ho, the Poplars, Quarry Villa, Rose Villa, Somerville, South View Villa, White Hall, Willow Ho
- Brookside Ho
- Cherry Hayes Cottages
- Earlsdale, Vch Viii
- the Grove
- Hill Fm
- Lower and Upper Mill
- the Lyd Hole
- Nag's Head P.H.
- Old Lodge
- the Plantation
- Skin Mill Cottage
- Smithy