English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

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 .