Survey of English Place-Names

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.