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.

Tansterne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldbrough

Historical Forms

  • Tanstern(e) 1086 DB 1828 Langd
  • Tanestern(e) 1240 FF 1251 Ass
  • Tanston 1285 KI 1614 FF 1664 Deposition 1828 Langd
  • Tanstorne 1385 Ch
  • Tarnston 1512 FF

Etymology

'Tann 's pool,' from OScand  Tannr and tjǫrn. There is a pool here.