Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Afstaneston l12 AddCh

• Allst' l12 Rich

• Allston' l12 1786 ib

• Alstonestona p.1266 Chest 14

• Alstonoston 1282 Court

• Alstaneston' 1202–28 AddCh 1428 Orm2

• Alstanston 1301 ChancW 1308 Ipm 1468 Dav

• Over Alstanston, Nethir Alstanston 1454 ChRR 1486 Orm2

• Alstanton 1335 AddCh 1341 ChRR 1393 Plea

• Over Alstanton, Nether Alstanton 1487 Orm2

• Allstanton 1347 ib

• Allstaston 1520 Comb

• Austaston c.1536 Leland

• Austerston 1621 Orm2 1656

• Austerson 1720 Chol

• Austerson Hall 1831 Bry

• Asterson 1550 MinAcct

• Asterton c.1662 Surv

• Ouesterton 1673 Sheaf

• Ostrason 1699 Chol

Etymology

'Ælfstān's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Ælfstān and tūn, with uferra , neoðera , hall . This place and Edleston 140infra have been identified with Essetune 1086 DB 265b, v. Tait 157, Orm2 iii383, but there is no identity of name, Essetune being 'ash-tree farm', v. esc (æsc), tūn .