Dunston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newbold and Dunston
Historical Forms
- Don(e)ston(e) 1101–8 RegLich 1269 Ass Hy3 WollCh 1484 DbCh
- Dun(e)ston(e) 1258,1269 FF 1298 DbCh 1312 Inqaqd 1327 Pat
- Dunstan 1291 Tax
Etymology
'Dunn's farm', v. tūn ; the forms clearly show that the second element is not from stān 'stone'.