Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ghersintone, Chersintone 1086 DB

• Gersington, Gersyngton 12 Font 1198 Fount 13 YDvi 1259 YI 1270 Percy 1336 FF

• Gersinton 1212 FF 1271 YI

• Gersigton 1213 FF

• Karsynton 1320 ADii

• Garsyngton, Garsington 1379 PT 1446–58 FountBurs 1594 FF

• Garsington in Craven 1406 Pat

• Garsington als. Griston 1607 FF

• Gressington, Gressyngton 1373 FF 1438 WillY 1506 NCWills 1626 PRLnt

• Gressyngton in Craven 1405 Pat

• Gressyngton als. Gyrston 1597 FF

• Gryston in Craven 1452 WillY

• Griston 1630–1700 PRLnt

• Grissington, Grissyngton 1453 Pat 1570 WillY 1663 PRLnt

• Grissyngton als. Greston 1559 FF

• Grisington, Grisyngton 1527 FF 1697 PRLnt

• Girsington, Girsyngton 1458 FountBurs 1535 FF 1675 Og

• Girston, Gyrston 1452 Testii 1593 WillY 1637 PRLnt

• Gursinton 1608 PRMl

• Greston 1559 FF 1710 PRLnt

• Grasinton 1746 PRLnt

Etymology

'Grazing or pasture farm', v. gærsing (ME  gresing ), tūn . There is considerable variation in the later spellings, due partly to the falling together of gers - and girs - which occurs in other YW p.ns. (cf. Phonol. § 16) and partly to the metathesis of gers - (and its normal development gars -) and of girs - to gres -, gras - and gris - respectively.