Muston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bottesford
Historical Forms
- Moston' c.1130 LeicSurv e.Hy3,1260,1270 Rut 1343 Cl 1363 Ipm
- Mostona e.13 Rut
- Mostone 1271 ib
- Mostun' 1260,Edw1 ib
- Moseton' Hy3 ib
- Mosston' 1325 ib
- Mustun Hy1 Ch 1333 BelCartB Hy2 Rut e.15 l.12 Hy3(freq),Edw1 et passim
- Mustuna Hy1 Ch 1333 BelCartB Hy2(e.15),12(e.15) BelCartA Edw1
- Muston(') 1191,1192 P e.Hy3 Rut
- Muston(') iuxta Belvere 1302 Ass
- Muston(') iuxta Botel(s)ford 1381,1389 Rut
- Muston(') in the Vale of Beauer 1449 WoCart
- Mustona e.13,e.Hy3 Rut Edw1 et passim
- Mustonia Hy3 ib
- Mustone 1232 RHug Hy3 Rut 1306 ib
- Musthon' 1313 ib
- Mouston' l.13,1317bis,1343 Rut
- Mousston' 1333,1343 ib
- Moustoun 1317 ib
- Musson 1604 SR 1610 Speed 1612 Rut 1613,1719 LML
Etymology
'The farmstead, village infested with mice', v. mūs , tūn . The settlement lies in the Vale of Belvoir, hence ~ in le Vale of Beauer 1449, v. val . The 17th- and 18th-cent. forms show the period's characteristic Leics. loss of t in the group -ston , a feature still preserved in local pronunciation of the name.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Acacia Ho
- Acrelands Lane
- Albert St
- Arnold Lodge
- Back St
- Barkestone Lane
- Beacon Hill
- Beckingthorpe Fm
- Black Bull
- Bottesford Nursery
- Bottesford School
- Bottesford Vineries
- Bottesford Wharf
- Chapel St
- The Chestnuts
- Church Fm
- Church St
- Craven Ho
- Debdales
- Devon Fm
- Eady Fm
- Earl of Rutland's Hospital
- The Elms
- Fleming's Almshouses
- Fleming's Bridge
- Granby
- The Green
- Greenfield
- The Grimmer
- High St
- Hill Fm
- The Lodge
- Market St
- Middlestile Bridge
- Mill Lane
- The Nook
- Nook Lane
- Nottingham Rd
- Particular Baptist Chapel
- Pinfold Lane
- Providence Cottage
- Queen St
- Rectory Covert
- Red Lion
- Rutland Arms
- St Mary's Church
- Scrimshaw's Windmill
- Vine Cottage
- Winterbeck Bridge
- Easthorpe Cottage
- Easthorpe Lodge
- Easthorpe Mill
- Manor Ho
- Mill Pond
- Pentney Cottage
- Ramsley Lodge
- Temperance Hotel
- Washdike Bridge
- Debdale Fm
- Duke's Fm
- Hospital Fm
- Longore Bridge
- Mansel Barn
- Methodist Chapel
- Musson Gap
- Muston Gorse
- Muston Gorse Bridge
- Muston Gorse Covert
- Muston Gorse Fm
- Muston Gorse Wharf
- The Rectory
- St John The Baptist's Church
- Victoria Cottage
- Wheatsheaf
- Little Covert Fm
- Normanton Hall
- Normanton Little Fox Covert
- Normanton Lodge
- Normanton Thorns
- Pinfold
- Three Shire Oak, Three Shire Bush
- Willow Fm
Major Settlement
Field
- Aston Cl
- Barbers Cow Cl
- The Barrows
- Bonnycrofts
- Bottom Cl
- Brags Cl
- Browns Cl
- Church Fd
- Clay pit
- The Cliff
- Cottage Cl
- Cow Cl
- Over Craven Hills
- Dovecot Cl
- Epperstone Cl
- Fag Cl
- First Wong
- Flat Cl
- Four Leys
- Gate Furlong
- Greater Home Cl Home Cl
- High Fd
- Hinks Furlong
- The Holme
- Honey Wells
- Hunt Cliff
- Island Platt
- Lane End Cl
- Lines Cl
- Little Land Dyke
- Long Lands
- Lynn Cl
- The Marsh
- Middle Beck
- Middlebeck 's Cl
- Middle Fd
- Monks Cl
- Montserrat
- Nedgates
- Old Clay Pits
- Oxhead Cl
- Pear Tree Cl
- The Pinfold
- Pingle
- First Pitts Cl The First Pitts Cl
- Rail Road
- Roses Cl
- Rough Cl
- The Row
- Running Furrow
- Little Rye Grass Cl
- Saintfoin Cl
- Sand Cl
- Sand Dyke
- Scalding Furlong
- Shepherd Cl
- Straight Fold
- The Syke
- Taylor Cl
- Three Leys
- Top Cl
- Town End Cl
- Well Hill
- West Croft
- West End
- White Leys
- Whites Yard
- Whiting Cl
- Willow Holt
- Algersic
- Alingtonecliff '
- Alueredwrofurlong
- le Bakehous
- barlandis
- Bermeswell
- Bertts
- Botilde toft
- Botlisforthehole
- Brennycroft
- bretlond
- atte brigge
- le Brodsykmer '
- bucstornfurlong '
- Burnelandez
- iuxta Crucem in villa
- Cukewoldheuedlond
- dicfurlang '
- edisch
- Enghirst
- Engwong '
- Feggakyr
- Finelwong '
- Flatdayle
- Froskfourres
- Gerstaldyche
- goswelleforlong
- the Grange
- la grene
- grensti
- Hallehedlandis
- Harstone
- Hassoches
- Hatchenesse
- Heinhalfakirsichesende
- Hellewong '
- Herdston
- hesterne
- le heyeclif '
- Hingkesplotte
- hirneclif
- holforw
- holgate
- holmold
- hollewong '
- the Homestall
- the homestal of Bartholomew Cubley
- le houwe
- hullesgate
- hundecliff '
- Hyl
- le kelnehous
- the Kinges highe waie
- Kyrkestedplot '
- lambekote
- Langecroft
- langedic
- le lid
- long dooles in Normanton medowes
- longate
- lyttelmersh '
- le maris
- mennessefurlong '
- Middelforlong '
- molendinis
- milnestymere
- neudik '
- Normanton medowes
- Pesecroft '
- Pollardwong '
- Potter pit
- Prystcroft '
- the queenes highe waye
- Randolfland
- Redde heuitland
- Redefordeland
- Redemere
- le Redewong '
- Scaldeford ' furlong
- schortecroft '
- seghaker
- the shyre meere
- Sigkefurlong '
- Sidebroke feild
- skaldewelforlang '
- solledeyle
- Steinwad
- Stirkerthorn
- stodfolde
- Sueynnissike forlong '
- Swinestyfurlong '
- synnefulheuedland
- Thacdeile
- Thacholm
- thirneber '
- thirneclif
- thorn ( e ) forlong '
- thorsepytwong '
- tuotherne
- wacelinesholm
- Walworthehow
- watefordhill '
- waterfurris
- watirplace
- Westgate
- le Westheynges
- le weynhous
- wheate under lease
- Wheytcross
- Wintirbecfurlong
- le Wong
- wrongelonds