Preston
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ermington
Historical Forms
- Prutestan 1204 Cur
- Pruteston 1303 Ch
- Pruteston juxta Loddiswell c.1400 Exon
- Prustston 1501 Ipm
- Prutteston al. Pruston 1737 FF
- Prouteston(e) 1310 Exon 1330 SR
- Prouttston(e) 1339 Ass
- Prutastone(s)lond 1425 ADiii
Etymology
The second element is stan. The first is probably a post- Conquest pers. name Prut , 'proud one.' Cf. Roger Prowt (1333SR ) in Holbeton, an adjacent parish.