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.

Easton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arthuret

Historical Forms

  • Estuna c.1155 Weth c.1200 Ch t.Rici 1308
  • Eston 1267 Ch t.Hy8 DuLa
  • in villa de Lydel 1279 Ass
  • North 1349 Ipm 1364 FF 1777 NB
  • Easton 1584 Border
  • Eastowne 1675 SandfordA

Etymology

'East tūn.'