Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (at) Winterburne 942 ShaftR(S485(1)) 15

• ?Wintreburne 1086 DB

• Winterborn' Thom' 1242–3 Fees

• Wynterborn' Thā(m)ston' 1268 Ass

• Wynterburn Thomaston, Wyntreburn Thomaston, Wyntrebo(u)rn(e) Thomaston 1280 FF 1297 Pat 1428 Midd

• Wyntrebo(u)rn(e) Tomaston 1412 FA

• Winterbourne Thomastone 1330 Pat

• Wynturburne Thomston 1428 FA

• Thompson Winterborne 1795 Boswell

• Thomaston 1316 FA 1367 Pat 1426 Midd

• Thomaston Pegges 1484 Hutch3

• Thomaseston 1340 NI

• Thomston 1428 FA

• Tomson 1575 Saxton 1617 Add

• Winterburn' Tome Malfillastre 1204 P

Etymology

Named from R. Winterborne, cf. Winterborne Z. par. supra .For the possible DB identification, v. Eyton 121–2, DBGazetteer 129, cf. VCHDo 3135. The affix Thom ', Thomaston , etc is probably manorial in origin, although the Thomas in question has not been noted, v. tūn ; however, the form Winterburn ' Tome Malfillastre 1204 P may belong here. The later affix -Pegges is no doubt from the family of P (u )eg which gave its name to Pegg's Fm (formerly a manor) in Iwerne M. par. infra ; like Winterborne Tomson, this manor was later held by the Hussey family, v. Hutch3 1195, 3540.