Harston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harston
Historical Forms
- Herlestona 1086 ICC, InqEl
- Herlestone DB
- Herleston(e) 1175 P 1499 Ipm
- Herlestune c.1235 Colch
- Herli(e)ston(e) 1246 FF 1262 Cl 1268 Ass 1275 RH 1296 Barnwell
- Herlyston(e) 1272 Ass
- Harlestone, Harlestona 1086 1480 CTerr
- Harlestone Typpetote 1388 Ct
- Harlestone Tybbetot' 1396 ib
- Harlestun 1218 SR
- Harlyston(e), Harliston(e) 1272 Ass 1428 FA
- Harleweston 1272 Ass
- Herelestona 1086 InqEl
- Hereliston 1275 RH
- Erlestuna 1086 InqEl
- Hard(e)leston(e) 1218 SR 1495 BM
- Hard(e)leston(e) immo Herleston', Hard(e)leston(e) immo Harleston' 1285 Ass
- Hard(e)liston(e), Hard(e)lyston(e) 1297 Ipm 1395 et freq
- Hardlaston 1318 Pat
- Herdleston(e) 1239 FF 1285 Ass 13th Ely
- Hadleston c.1250 ElyCouch
- Haldliston 1302 FA
- Harlston 1389 Pat
- Harston 1390 1553 Pat
- Harston Wygorn 1465–9 Ct
- Herston 1464 Pat
- Harstone al. Harlestone 1580 PCC
- Harson, Haston 1757 Terr
Etymology
This is apparently 'the farm of Herel ,' the strong form of Herela found in Harlton supra 76. v. tūn . Ekwall (DEPN) suggests that Heorulfestun 1015 ASWills may belong here and some slight support may possibly be found in the 1272 form Harleweston . If this is so, the name is 'Heoruwulf 's farm,' v. tūn . This form may, however, belong to Harleston (Nf, Sf), both DB Heroluestuna , cf. also Harlestone (PN Nth 83), DB Herolvestune and Hardmead (PN Bk 36). Typpetote and Wygorn from the family of Sir Robert Typetot who held a manor here in 1298 (Ass ), and whose descendants later became earls of Worcester , cf. John Comitis Wygorn ' Lord Typtott (1448Ct ). For immo cf. s. n. Grantchester supra 76.