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.

Easton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bridlington

Historical Forms

  • Estone 1086 DB
  • Eston(a), Estune 12th,13th Bridl 1128–32 BM 1552 FF
  • Estone juxta Bridlyngton 1348 Ch 1375 YD
  • Easton 1562 FF

Etymology

'East farm,' v. east , tun .'East' perhaps from its position in relation to Boynton.

Places in the same Parish