Weston Birt
Major Settlement in the Parish of Weston Birt
Historical Forms
- Weston(e) 1086 DB 1215 ClR 1220 Fees 1749 PR
- Brette Weston(e) 1309 FF
- Weston(e) Brut(t) 1322,1324 MinAcct 1331 Ipm 1392 et freq
- Weston(e) Britt(e), Weston(e) Brytt(e) 1324 MinAcct 1427 IpmR 1501 FF
- Weston(e) Bruyte 1327 SR
- Weston(e) Birt(e), Weston(e) Byrt(e) 1535 VE 1553 Pat 1717 PR
- Weston(e) Burt 1749 ib
- le Bret in 1285 (FA ii, 244)
Etymology
'West farmstead', v. west , tūn ; it lies west of Tetbury. Richard le Bret held the manor in 1242 (Fees) and the heir of John le Bret in 1285 (FA ii, 244).