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.

Hingston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bigbury

Historical Forms

  • Hyndestan 1238 Ass 1244 Ass
  • Hyndestane 1284 Ass
  • Hyndeston, Hendeston 1427 Ass
  • Hengeston 1489 Ipm

Etymology

'Hinds' stone,' perhaps some ancient boundary mark.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement