Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aneston 1182,1183 P

• Oneston 1184 P

• (mill of) Oneston 1305 VR 1357 ChFor 1534 Orm2 17

• Oneston or Honston 1671 Sheaf

• Onestona e13 ChRR 14

• Oneston milne m16 AOMB397

• Honeston 1185,1186 P 1280 Ipm

• Honston 1292 Ipm 1304 Chamb

• Oneston or Honston 1671 Sheaf

• Onston 1292 Ipm

• mill of Onston 1338 VR

• Onston mille 1446 ib

• Onston mylne 1542 Dugd

• Onston Hall, Onston Lane 1831 Bry

• Ouston 1304 Chamb

• Ownston, Ownston Millne 1446 VR

• molend' aquaticum de Ownston, Ownston 1540 Dugd

• Onson 1665,1682 Chol

• Onson alias Auston 1666 Chol

• Ongton 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

'A single stone, a lonely stone, a stone by itself, from āna and stān , with hall , myln and lane . The first el. is confused with hān 'a stone'. The series of Ouston forms, and the Auston form, appear to be erroneous, either with -u - for -n -, or Ous -, Aus - for Ouns -, Auns - through loss of an abbreviation. The rock or stone which gave rise to the p.n. is no longer to be seen. The mill is in Milton 204infra .