Shilston Barton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Modbury
Historical Forms
- Silfestana 1086 DB
- Silvestane 1242 Fees771
- Schilveston 1244 Ass
- Shilveston 1493 Ipm
- Scillestane 1265 Misc
- Schelston 1284 ADi
Etymology
'At the shelving stone,' i.e. cromlech. v. Shilstone infra 433.At this particular place no trace of such survives.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brownston
- Edmeston
- Goutsford Bridge
- Jewelscombe
- Leigh
- Oldaport
- Orcheton
- Spriddlescombe
- Stockenbridge
- Stoliford
- Whympston Ho