Prested Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Feering
Historical Forms
- Perestedā 1086 DB
- Per(e)sted(e) 1203 FF 1322 Ipm 1372 BM
- Westons alias Prestedhall iuxta Esterford t.Hy6 Harl
- Prestede Stulpys 1479 Ct
- Prestedhall 1539 LP
- Weston 1360 M
Etymology
Prested Hall is Perestedā 1086 DB, Per (e )sted (e )1203 FF, 1322 Ipm, 1372 BM, Westons alias Prestedhall iuxta Esterford t. Hy 6Harl , Prestede Stulpys 1479Ct , Prestedhall 1539 LP.'The place where pear-trees grow,' OE peru and stede.Westons from the family of Humfrey de Weston (1360 M). For stulpys cf. Stoop Bridge supra 99 and for Esterford cf. Easterford supra 291.