Winstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Winstone
Historical Forms
- Winestan(e) 1086 DB 1178 P
- Wynestan 1221,1248 Ass 1303 ADi
- Wenestan 1191 P
- Wunnestan 1211–13 Fees
- Wunneston 1265 Misc
- Winstane 1216 ClR 1277 Heref
- Wonestan' 1220,1236 Fees
- Woneston 1287 Ass
- Wineston(e), Wyneston(e) 1264 Ipm 1277 FF 1286–7 Glouc 1301 ADiii 1327 SR
- Wynneston(e) 1287 Ass 1292 FF 1298 Episc
- Winston, Wynston 1291 Tax 1311 Ch 1742 PR
Etymology
'Wynna's stone', from the OE pers.n. Wyn (n )a and stān. The spellings for this name and Winson (185infra ) are not easily kept apart.