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Long Clawson

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby

Historical Forms

  • Clachestone 1086 DB
  • Clacstune 1174×82 Rut 1235×53 BelCartB e.15
  • Clacstun' 12 e.15 ib
  • Clacston' 1174×82 Rut e.13(e.15),p.1250(e.15) BelCartB
  • Clacstona e.13 e.15 ib
  • Claxstun 12 ISLR
  • Claxstuna 12 BelCartB e.15
  • Claxston' 1243 Fees 1262 Fine 1396,1411 BelCartB
  • Claxstona Hy3 e.15 ib
  • Claxtun' 1236 Fees Hy3 BelCartB e.15
  • Claxtone Hy2 Rut 12 ISLR Hy3 Rut Hy3 BelCartB e.15
  • Claxtona m.13(e.15),Hy3(e.15) Hy3 Rut Edw1 CroxR
  • Claxton c.1130 LeicSurv Hy2 Rut 1199 Fine 1209×35 RHug 1240 BelCartB e.15 Map 1795,1815
  • Claxton in vall 1332 SR
  • Claxton in Valle 1416 Nichols
  • Claxton in le Vale 1445 ib
  • Long Claxton 1632,1710 LML 1718 et passim
  • Claxton Longa 1705 ib
  • Claston' a.1150 BelCartB e.15
  • Clastone 1209×35 RHug
  • Clastona e.13 Rut
  • Clastuna Hy2 BelCartB e.15 BrCart l.12 14
  • Clauxstun 1154×59 Rut
  • Claucstuna 12 BelCartB e.15
  • Clauxton Hy3 Crox e.14 BelCartA
  • Clauxton in the Vale 1564 Fine
  • Clauston 1505 Ipm 1528 Wills 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed
  • Clauston in le Vale 1505 Ipm
  • Long Clauston 1725 LML
  • Clawston 1580 LEpis 1582 Deed
  • Clawson alias Clauston 1539 Deed
  • Clawson alias Claxton 1546 AAS 1581 LEpis
  • Claxton alias Clauston 1609 Nichols
  • Claxton alias Clawson 1624 Fine
  • Clauson c.1545 Leland
  • Longe Clauson 1549 Pat
  • Clawson 1548 Pat
  • Long Clawson 1710 LML

Etymology

'Klak's farmstead, village', v. tūn . The ODan  pers.n. Klak (ON  Klakkr ), an original by-name probably meaning 'a lump, a clod' (v. SPNLY 173), is frequently found in the Danelaw, cf. Claxton, YN 173 and Claxby, L 317. The village is variously described as ~ in the Vale (v. val ), referring to the Vale of Belvoir, and since c.1550 as Long ~ (v. lang 1 ). The township is of linear formation and stretches for approximately one mile. Loss of t from the group -ston is typical of Leics. p.ns. from the 16th cent. onwards.