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.

Aston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sudbury

Historical Forms

  • Estune 1086 DB
  • Eston(a) c.1141,1162 Tutbury 1178 P
  • Easton c.1200 France
  • Aston(e) 1252 FF 1298 Ipm 1330 Ass

Etymology

Aston, Estune 1086 DB, Eston (a )c. 1141, 1162Tutbury , 1178 P (p), Easton c. 1200 France, Aston (e )1252 FF, 1298 Ipm, 1330Ass et passim . 'East farm', v. ēast , tūn ; 'east' in relation to Sudbury.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement