Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Egelineston 1202 Ass 1285 FA 1288 Ass

• Egelmeston (sic) 1280 Ass

• Egg(e)leneston 1285 FA

• Eglyn(e)ston, Eglineston 1288 Ass 1290 Pat 1327 SR 1380 Mansel

• Eglemenesdon (sic) 1288 Ass

• Eglyng(e)ston 1332 SR 1377 Ass

• Eghelinstona, Eg(e)leynstun, Eg(e)leynston p1483 Sheen, Eg(g)

• liston, Eg(g)lyston 1325 Hutch3 1427

• liston in Purbyk 1445 Mansel 1523 Hutch3 1545

• leston(e) 1376 et freq

• North Egulston, South Egulston 1774 Hutch1

• Egulston 1528 Hutch3

• Eccleston 1587 DCMDeed

• Eagleston 1646 SC

Etymology

N Egliston, S Egliston (SY 894807, 899798) [ˈeglstən], Egelineston 1202Ass , 1285 FA, 1288Ass , Egelmeston (sic)1280Ass , Egg (e )leneston 1285 FA, Eglyn (e )ston , Eglineston 1288Ass , 1290 Pat, 1327SR , 1380Mansel , Eglemenesdon (sic)1288Ass , Eglyng (e )ston 1332 SR, 1377Ass , Eghelinstona , Eg (e )leynstun , Eg (e )leynston p1483Sheen , Eg (g )liston , Eg (g )lyston 1325 Hutch3, 1427Weld 1, Eg (g )liston in Purbyk 1445 Mansel, 1523 Hutch3, 1545Ct , Eg (g )leston (e )1376 Pat, Ass et freq toNorth Egulston , South Egulston 1774 Hutch1, Egulston 1528 Hutch3, Eccleston 1587 DCMDeed, Eagleston 1646 SC, probably 'Eggelin's farm', from the OG  pers.n. Eggelin and tūn (confused with dūn 'hill' in one 13th-cent. form).Dr von Feilitzen points out that this pers.n. is attested by OHG  Eckilin (Förstemann PN 29), and occurs as Eggelinus in 14th-cent. German sources and as Egelinus in England (Mauritius Egelini 1222 Domesday of St Paul's 30–2, cf. Reaney s.n.Eglin ). This is a post- Conquest p.n., for in 1202Ass (roll 1171) a third of this manor was recovered by Agatha qui fuit uxor Engelini (sic, m. 10, cf. the OG  pers.n. Engelin (Forssner 73), note the variant spelling Egelin in the same roll (m. 11)). 'The grange of Egliston ' is mentioned in 1325 Hutch3, and for the former chapel of St Margaret here, v. Chapel Cl supra .