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.

Muston Down, Muston Fm, Muston Field Barn, Muston Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Kingston

Historical Forms

  • Muston in Common 1842 TA
  • Muston Farrme 1637 DCMSurv
  • Muston Barn 1811 OS

Etymology

( Muston in Common 1842TA ) ( Muston Farrme 1637DCMSurv ) ( Muston Barn 1811 OS , cf. camp ' de Wynterborn Turberuill 1268Ass , Over Muston (f.n.) 1842TA , v. uferra ' higher ' ) , named from Winterborne Muston supra .