West Anstey
Major Settlement in the Parish of West Anstey
Historical Forms
- Anesti(n)ga 1086 DB
- Anesties 1175 P
- Westanostige 1234 Bracton
- Westanesti 1249 Ass
- Westanestigh 1285 FA
- Westanesteghe 1308 Exon
- Ansty-le-Moigne 1326 Cl
- le Moyne (1242 Fees 772)
- le Moigne (1284 FA)
Etymology
'West' as opposed to East Anstey supra 335. Robert Monachus held the manor in 1175 (P). This is only a latinised form of the French family name found as le Moyne (1242 Fees 772), le Moigne (1284 FA).