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.

Liston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Liston

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Lissingtune c.1000 ASWills 11th
  • Listunā 1086 DB
  • Lystunā, Lyston 1087 EHRxl 1450
  • Lyshtone 1276 For
  • Leston' 1219 Fees

Etymology

Probably 'Lissa 's tun,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

None