Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aimu'distu' 1214×33 Spec

• Aimu'distun' 1233×44 ib

• Amundiston, Amundeston 1233×44 Finc

• Aymu'deston' 1243 Spec

• Aymundeston 1243 Cl

• Aymondeston 1439 IPM

• Ammundesley, Ammu'distun' 1456 RepMag

• Amerston 1564 Wills 1613 IPM 1717,1723×4 Hud 1823 SurteesIII86

• aumerston 1565 Wills

• Amerson 1723×4 Hud

• High Amerston 1717 Hud

• Amerstone Farm 1744 SurteesIII236 early19th Lond

• Amerston-hall 1762 SurteesIII236

Etymology

'Eymund's estate', ON  pers.n. Eymundr SPNLY 77, Eimundr ODan (runic) SPNN 116, ME  genitive sing. Eymundes , + tūn . It is tempting to identify the Eymund of this name with Aimundus father of Ilger to whom Gilbert Hansard made a grant c.1180×95 of a moiety of Eilmerest ' which his father held before him (Ebor ). If so, Eilmerestun may be the earlier name of Amerston meaning 'Æthelmær's estate', OE  pers.n. Æþelmǣr , genitive sing. Æþelmǣres , + tūn . Ailmar , Ailmer are regular forms of this name in Derbyshire (PNDb 184).