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.

Westmeston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Westmeston

Historical Forms

  • Westmwætun c.765 BCS197 c.1300
  • Westmestun(e) 1086 DB 1091–1125 ADA14176
  • Westmeston 1291 Tax
  • Westminston 1623 MarM

Etymology

'Most westerly tun,' perhaps with reference to Plumpton, the name having been given by the people of Lewes.

Places in the same Parish