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.

Aston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aston cum Aughton

Historical Forms

  • Eston(e), Estton(a), Esttun 1086 DB 1164–81 YChviii l.12 1248 FF
  • Aston' 12 Hlm 13 YDxii,100 1218 FF 1252 Ebor 1285 KI 1291 Tax 1822 Langd
  • Aston' in Morthyng 13 YDxvi,84 1334 Ch 1350 YDxii,104
  • Asston 1376 BM
  • Ashton 1658 WillS

Etymology

'East farmstead', v. ēast , tūn . For the affix in Morthyng , v. Morthen 101supra , 168 infra .