Allestree
Major Settlement in the Parish of Allestree
Historical Forms
- Adelardestre 1086 DB late12th,c.1220 Darley 1322 Derby
- Athelardestre 1208 FF 1250 DbCh 1308 Inqaqd 1309 Pat 1330 Ass
- Athellardestr' 1265 Cl
- Adelastre late12th,e.13th,c.1250,1282 Darley 1291 Tax 1346 BelCh
- Athelastre 1281 Ass 1291 Tax 1300 FF 1362 Ipm
- Adlastre Hy3 Darley 1346 Pat 1349 Ipm 1392 Pat
- Athlastre 1292 Ipm
- Alastre c.1200,c.1250 Darley 1327 Pat 1330 Ass c.1600 Add
- Allastre 1519 DbAxix
- Alestre 1356 Pat 1424 HarlCh 1516 DbCh 1545 DKR
- Alestrey 1600 Derby
- Allestrie 1607,1609 ib
Etymology
'Æðelheard's tree', v. trēow , probably originally a boundary mark (cf. IPN 40).