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.

Easton

Early-attested site in the Parish of St George

Historical Forms

  • Eston' 1234 Cl 1283–5 MinAcct 1327 SR 1492 MinAcct
  • Easton 1619 FF

Etymology

Easton, Eston '1234 Cl, 1283–5MinAcct , 1327 SRet freq to 1492MinAcct , Easton 1619FF . 'East farmstead', v. ēast , tūn . The parish was to the east of Bristol.