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.

Ivinghoe Aston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ivinghoe

Historical Forms

  • Estone 1086 DB
  • Est Aston 1299 1315 Pat
  • Aston 1387 IpmR
  • Ivyngho Aston 1491 Ipm

Etymology

'East farm.' Not markedly to the east of Ivinghoe village but lying on the east side of the parish. 'East' Aston, presumably because it is the easternmost of the four Buckinghamshire Astons.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement