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.

Aston Down

Early-attested site in the Parish of Minchinhampton

Historical Forms

  • Astonesdoune 1379 MinAcct
  • le Doun 1453 ib

Etymology

Aston Down, 1777 M, Astonesdoune 1379MinAcct , le Doun 1453 ib. Named from Aston (86supra ), which it adjoins. v. dūn 'a stretch of open hill-country'.