Edlaston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Edlaston and Wyaston
Historical Forms
- Dulvestune 1086 DB
- Edolvestun, Edoluestun, Edolvistun, -tun, Edolveston(am) c.1141 Tutbury 1241 RegAnt 1250 DbAxiii 1252 Ch 1268 Abbr
- Edulveston, Edulueston, -ton 1229 Pat 1281 Ass 1305 Pat
- Edulneston 1291 Tax 1535 Val
- Edelueston 1241 RegLich
- Edelneston 1330 QW
- Edolfiston 1268 Abbr
- Edleston 1277 DKR 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
- Edluston 1376 Trusley
- Edlaston 1410 DbCh 1535 Val 1593 Lanc
- Edulfeston(e) 1281 Ass 1328 SR
- Ethelaston 1305 Pat
- Delaston' 1349 WollCh
Etymology
'Ēadwulf's farm', v. tūn . The DB spelling D - shows the not infrequent omission of initial vowel in p.ns. in that text, cf. Edstaston (Sa)Stanestune 1086 DB. A similar omission of initial E - has been noted in the form Delaston ' which probably belongs here.