Aston Abbots
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aston Abbots
Historical Forms
- Estone 1086 DB 1200 Cur 1227 Ass 1237–40 Fees
- Aston 1242 Fees878 1247 Ass
- Aston Abbatis 1262 Ass
Etymology
'East farm,' but why 'east' it is difficult to say, unless the name was fairly late in origin and arose from its being the most easterly farm of the Abbey of St Alban's, to whom it belonged in DB (TRE).