Roston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Norbury and Roston
Historical Forms
- Roschintun, Roschintone 1086 DB
- Rocinton' 1221 Cur 1252 Ch
- Roscinton 1281 FF
- Rostintone 1240,1245 FF
- Ros(s)ington(e), Ros(s)yngton(e), -ton(e) 1263 FineR 1269 Ass 1281 Rydeware 1330 Ass 1652 DuLa
- Rossinton(e), Rossynton(e), -ton(e) 1269 FF 1269 Rydeware 1269 Ass 1271,1272 Ass Hy3 WollCh 1309 AddCh 1328 Banco 1340 DbAxxxii
- Rossenton(e) 1281 Ass 1329 DbAxxxii
- Rocyngton 1349 WollCh
- The town, hamlet or thorpe, commonly called Rosson otherwise Rossington Eliz ChancP
- Rawson Eliz Rental
- Rawston 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
Probably 'Hrosskell's farm', v. tūn . A form of this pers.n. Roschin , Roskin would be due to the AN sound-substitution of -n for -l .