Marston on Dove
Major Settlement in the Parish of Marston on Dove
Historical Forms
- Merstun 1086 DB
- Merstona, Merston(e) late11th,c.1141,1162 Tutbury c.1170 HarlCh 1230 Tutbury 1252 Ch Hy3 WollCh 1610 Speed
- Merston(e) by Tuttebury 1391,1396 Pat
- Merschton 1349 Cor
- Marston 1453 DbAxxvii
Etymology
'Marsh farm', v. mersc , tūn ; cf. Marston Montgomery supra 585.