Atherstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Atherstone
Historical Forms
- Aderestone 1086 DB 1221,1262 Ass
- Hadereston 1410 Pat
- Atheredestone 1221 Ass 1239 FF
- Atheradeston 1232 Ass
- Aldredestuna, Adrestuna 1228 Bracton
- Edrideston 1246 Ch
- Atheringestun 1232 Ass
- Arredeston 1246 FF
- Ayereddestona 1247 SR
- Atherestone 1275 RH 1291 Tax 1316 FA 1402 Pat
- Atherston 1343 Pat 1609 FF
- Atherston al. Adderston 1670 ib
- Adderstone al. Etherstone t.Eliz ChancP
- Aderston al. Atherston 1599 Recov
- Athelstone 1312 FF
- Atheston 1454 SR
Etymology
'Æþelred 's farm,' a. tun, with occasional confusion with other OE pers. names such as Ealdred and Ēadred . Cf. Dugdale (779), “the name first arose from some antient possessor thereof in the Saxons time, both Edredus and Aldredus being appellations then in use.” We have a different pers. name in Atherstone on Stour infra 248.