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.

Calstone Wellington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calne

Historical Forms

  • Calestone 1086 DB
  • Calestona 1130 P
  • Caleston(e) 1164 P 1316 FA
  • Calleston 1281 Ass
  • Calston 1242 Fees 1255 RH 1311 Ch 1324 FA 1326 Ipm
  • Calston Wely 1500 Ipm
  • Caulston Wellington 1568 FF
  • Cawston, Cawlston 1585 WMxxi
  • Calston al. Cawston Willington 1607 FF
  • Wilinton 1228 Cl

Etymology

The first element in this name may be Calne , the name of the stream on which it stands (cf. supra 256). See Addenda supra xl. The manorial addition is from the family of Ralph de Wilinton (1228 Cl).