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.

Weston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Weston 1324 Ct 1346 Pat 1608 LRMB
  • village of Weston 1650 ParlSurv
  • Westone 1324 Ct 1582 WeyR
  • Weston towne, Wesson 1608 LRMB
  • West Town 1774 Hutch1
  • Westown 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Weston (SY 686712), Weston 1324Ct , 1346 Pat (p), 1608LRMB , village of Weston 1650ParlSurv , Westone 1324Ct , 1582 WeyR, Weston towne , Wesson 1608LRMB , West Town 1774 Hutch1, Westown 1795 Boswell, 'west farm or village', v. west , tūn , cf. Easton supra .

Places in the same Parish