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.

Mapstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lustleigh

Historical Forms

  • Mattepaneston 1249 Ass
  • Mappestone 1330 SR

Etymology

The first element may be the pers. name discussed under Martinhoe supra 65. The second part would seem to be identical with Panson supra 164, the reference being to the large block of granite, resembling a haystack, round which the road has to bend (ex inf. Mr H. R. Watkin).

Places in the same Parish