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.

Hogston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondsbury

Historical Forms

  • Hogeston 1234 Mrk 1313,1318 Ch 1510 BrCh
  • Hoggeston 1246–50 Mrk

Etymology

Hogston (lost), Hogeston 1234 Mrk, 1313, 1318 Ch, 1510 BrCh 200, Hoggeston 1246–50 Mrk. Probably 'Hogg's farm', from an OE  pers.n. Hogg (a byname from hogg 'hog'), as in Hoggeston (Bk 67), v. tūn .