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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wallstone Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Idridgehay and Alton

Historical Forms

  • Walestune 1086 DB
  • Walston 1415 DuLaMB

Etymology

Wallstone Fm, Walestune 1086 DB, Walston 1415DuLaMB , 1637, DuLaSC , 1698 ParReg Duffield. Perhaps 'farm of the Briton or serf', v. walh , or 'Walh's farm', v. tūn . The latter is perhaps more likely.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement