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 Preston

Historical Forms

  • decenna de Weston 15 Digby 1451,1460 Ct 1465,1496 Weld1
  • Weston Town (Orchard) 1838 TA

Etymology

Weston (lost), decenna de Weston 15Digby , 1451, 1460Ct , 1465, 1496Weld 1, Weston Town (Orchard )1838TA , 'west farm or village', v. west , tūn ; a tithing in Sutton Poyntz supra , cf. Eston supra ; the TA fields lie just W of Sutton Poyntz village.