Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eistanes 1086 DB 1195 P

• Eystanes 1267 Abbr 1269 Ch 1306 Pat 1316 FF

• Eystanes atte Monte 1373 IpmR

• Eystanes at the Steeple alias Little Eyston, Eystanes at the Mount alias Great Eyston 1556 FF

• Estanes 1086 DB

• Eastuna 1119 Colch

• Estuna(m) 1121 AC

• Estune 1135–54 Colch

• Eston(a) 1154–89 1198 FF

• Eston(a) Done 1294 ib

• Eston(a) at Hill 1485 Ipm

• Eistan(e), Eystan(e) 1141 Mandeville 1166,1212 RBE

• Eystan(e) ad Montem 1236 Fees 1244–6 Ch

• Eystan(e) Atemunte 1247 FF

• Petyt Eystan(e) 1272 Ass 1277 FF

• Eystan(e) Parva 1303,1428 FA 1329 Londin

• Aistana 1167 StJohn

• Aystan Atte Mund 1275 FF

• myche Aystan, lytell Aystan 1533 ERxix

• Eyston 1219 Fees

• Eyston Atemunte 1247 FF

• Eyston Doune 1285 BM, FF

• Duneyston 1291 Cl 1308 FF 1337,1340 Ipm 1428 FA

• Eyston at the Steeple 1556 FF

• Eyeston 1294 Ipm

• Eiston 1336 Londin

• Estane (Alatur) 1235 Ass 1428 FA

• Eystaynes, Eysteynes 1248 Ass

• Eystans, Eistans 1343,1347 Ipm 1346 FA

• (in) Majori Estones t.Hy3 Ipm

• Extanis 1280 Ipm

• Est Stanes at the Hyll 1518–29 ECP

• Moche Estyn(e), llytylle Estyn(e) 1535 ERxix

• Eston at the Tower alias Little Eston 1542,1543 FF

• Esthame at the Hill alias Eston at the Hill alias Eston at the Mount 1552 FF

Etymology

Probably 'Æga 's stone,' with early confusion between tun and stan . For this pers. name cf. s. n. Eydon (PN Nth 35).The plural form probably arises from the two settlements.Great Easton was formerly called atte Munte , at Hill and Doune because the church is on a hill overlooking the Chelmer, whilst Little was ad Turrim or a la Tour , 'at the steeple,' because the church had a tower.