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.

Anstey

Major Settlement in the Parish of Anstey

Historical Forms

  • Anestige, Anestei 1086 DB
  • Anesti 12th Colch 1330 Ipm
  • Anestie 1199 FF 1200 Cur
  • Parva Anesti 1212 Fees
  • Annestey 1360 Pat
  • Ainesti 1203–6 France
  • Ansti 1271 Pat
  • Ansty 1428 FA
  • Anstey ad castrum 1642–60 ECP

Etymology

'Narrow path,' v. anstig . There is a fairly steep ascent up to the site of Anstey Castle and Moat.