Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Malg'eston 1205,1206 ClR

• Magerston 1256 FF 1275 RH 1303 FA 1315,1337 Ipm 1338 Cl 1346 FA 1420 Cl 1428 FA

• Magirstone 1278 Misc 1285 FA

• Magereston 1303 FA 1402 Cl

• Mageriston 1337 Ipm

• Mageryston 1429 Cl

• Maggerston 1420 IpmR

• Maugereston 1266 FF

• Maugerston 1268 Ass 1299 Ipm

• Mangirston 1272 ib

• Maggeston 1342 For

• Mageston 1343 1360 Ipm 1361 Fine 1371 FF 1412,1431 FA 1486 Ipm 1811 OS

• Magstone 1569 KCC

• Magestone 1774 Hutch1

• Magiston Green [Bridge] 1791 Boswell

• Margerston 1381 Cl

• Madgeston 1609 LRMB

• Madjeston 1839 TA

Etymology

'Madalgar's or Malger's manor', from the OG  pers.n. Madalgar , Malger (OFr  Maugier ) and tūn, probably a post-Conquest p.n. like Pierston infra , cf. IPN 131. For the pers.n., which occurs as Malger in DB (twice in Do entries), v. Forssner 184, Tengvik 190, Reaney s. n. Mauger , and cf. Maugersbury Gl 1222 which may contain an OE  adaptation *Mæþelgār of this pers.n.