Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Westona juxta Avenam 716 BCS134 14th

• to Westuninga gemære 922 ASChartxxi 17th

• Weston(e), Westvne 1086 DB 1176 France 1220 Fees

• Weston(e) (Roberti) Mauduit, Weston(e) Mayduyt 1221 Plea 1236 Fees 1274 Ipm 1327 SR

• Weston(e) Mauduth 1242 Ipm

• Weston(e) Maudit 1396 ib

• Weston(e) Mawdytt 1517 InqEncl

• Weston(e) Cantelov, Weston(e) Canteloo, Weston(e) Cantelou 1274,1276 RH 1287 Ass

• Weston(e) Cantelupi 1316 FA

• Weston(e) Cauntelo 1324 FF

• Weston(e) super Auene 1287 Ass

• Weston super Abonam 1291 Tax 1363 Ass

• Weston(e) on Avene 1406 Pat

• Weston(e) super Avon, Weston(e) on Avon 1535 VE 1596 FF

• Weston(e) super aquam c.1603 TRMB

• Cantilupo 1324 FF

• Maudit (1221 Plea)

• Maudit (1284 FA)

Etymology

'West farmstead', v. west , tūn ; the OE form means 'boundary of the men of Weston' (v. -ingas , (ge)mǣre). There were two manors in Weston, one Weston on Avon itself which was held by Evesham Abbey and then later held of them by John de Cantilupe (cf. 1285FF , 1316 FA ii, 267, also Walter de Cantilupo 1324FF ), and the second called Weston Maudit from the feudal tenants Robert Maudit (1221 Plea), William Maudit (1284 FA), etc. The two manors were separate in DB, Weston on Avon being in Witley and Weston Maudit in Celflede hundred.