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.

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