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.

Downton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frocester

Historical Forms

  • Douninton 1316 Glouc
  • Frocester Downton 1830 M

Etymology

Downton, Douninton 1316 Glouc, Frocester Downton 1830 M. '(Place) lower in the parish', v. dūne , in , tūn , and cf. Eastington (i, 54supra ). The farm is a mile away from Frocester in a lower part of the parish.