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.

Idstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashbury

Historical Forms

  • Edwineston' 1199,1230–1 FF 1428 FA
  • Edwynstone 1274 Ipm
  • Edewyneston' 1283 GlastonCh
  • Edwynston' 1342 GlastonFeod
  • Edwineston Abbot's 1357 Pat
  • Ediston 1363 Ipm
  • Edwiston 1535 VE
  • Idston 1661 PubLib
  • Idston als Edwiston 1745 ArchJ

Etymology

Idstone, Edwineston '1199, 1230–1FF et freq with variant spellings Edwineston ', Edwyneston (e ) to 1428 FA, Edwynstone 1274 Ipm, Edewyneston '1283 GlastonCh, Edwynston '1342 GlastonFeod, Edwineston Abbot 's 1357 Pat, Ediston 1363 Ipm, Edwiston 1535 VE, Idston 1661PubLib , Idston als Edwiston 1745 ArchJ 17, 'Ēadwine's farm', v. tūn . Abbot is from the Abbot of Glastonbury.