Westoning
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westoning
Historical Forms
- Westone 1086 DB
- Westone Tregoz 1316 FA
- Westone Ynge 1365 Fine
- Westonynge 1373 Cl
- Westnyng, Westning 1518 Award 1646 NQiii
Etymology
'West farm,' but why so called is not clear. The only place from which it is really west is Higham Gobion. This is a good four miles to the east. It is rather nearer to Barton-in-the-Clay, but this is rather south of west. The present form of the name is misleading, it should be Weston Ing, the Ing being manorial and due to the acquisition of the manor by Chief Justice Ing in the days of Edward ii (cf. VCH iii. 452). The Tregoz family held the manor for a time in the 13th cent. (ib.).