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.

Elstronwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Humbleton

Historical Forms

  • Asteneuuic 1086 DB
  • Estanwik, Estanwyk 1316 NomVill 1340 Ch
  • Elstainnewic late12th Nunkeel
  • Elsteinwyk 1260 Rental
  • Alstineswich' 1190–1192 P
  • Alstinewich 1194 P
  • Alstanewich t.Hy3 BM
  • Alstonwike 1282 YI
  • Alstanwyk 1349,1353 Ipm
  • Elstanwik, Elstanwyk(e) c.1265 KF 1297 LS 1546 FF
  • Elstanwik in Holdernesse 1322 Hom
  • Elstanewy(c)k 1276 Abbr 1339 Extent 1410 YI
  • Elsternwyk, Elsternwicke 1535 VE 1609 FF
  • Elstramwick 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

'Ælfstan 's dairy-farm,' v. wic . Some of the earlier forms have been influenced by OScand  names in -steinn and later ones by Withernwick infra 69.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name