Selston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Selston
Historical Forms
- Salestune 1086 DB
- Salleston 1258 Ass
- Selestun 1223 Pat
- Seleston 1228 1251,1289 Ebor 1275 RH 1280,1287 Ass 1288 FF 1346 Beauvale
- Seliston 1284 FA
- Sellestun 1226 FF
- Selleston t.Hy3 BM 1306 FF 1316 FA 1330,1343 Ass c.1340 Beauvale
- Selliston 1314 Ass
- Seyliston 1279 Ipm
- Seyleston 1327 Banco
- Selston 1304 FF 1323 Ipm
- Celston 1492 FF
- Silston 1538 NtIpm
- Scellson 1606 ParReg(Blidworth)
- Selson 1612 FF
- Selston al. Selson 1618 ib
- Celson 1637 ParReg(Oxton)
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN) takes this name to be a reduced form of OE Sǣwulfestūn , 'Sæwulf 's farm,' but when the form Selveston (cf. note infra ) is removed from the early forms there is no philological support for such an interpretation. It is perhaps best not to attempt any explanation in view of the divergent and inconsistent early forms.