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.

Gastlings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Southill

Historical Forms

  • Katelynesbury 1367 Orig
  • Gatelynesbury 1370 IpmR
  • Gaslins 1648 NQiii

Etymology

This is a manorial name (v. burh ). Already in 1250, Sir Geoffrey Gacelin held land in Southill (Ipm). The t in the first two forms may well be a mistake for c .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement