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.

Easton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Easton 1608 LRMB
  • village of Eston 1650 ParlSurv
  • Eston 1323 Ct
  • East Town 1774 Hutch1
  • Eastown 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Easton (SY 692718), Easton 1608LRMB , village of Eston 1650ParlSurv , Eston 1323Ct , East Town 1774 Hutch1, Eastown 1795 Boswell, 'east farm or village', v. ēast , tūn , cf. Weston infra .

Places in the same Parish