Coston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Garthorpe
Historical Forms
- Castone 1086 DB
- Castona 1087×1100,1163,Hy3 TutP
- Caston' 1094×1123 c.1130 LeicSurv 1150×59 TutP 1242,1247 Fees 1290 Ch 1294 GarCart Edw1 CroxR 1392 TutP 1428 AAS
- Kaston 1238,1239 RGros
- Causton' 1219 ClR
- Caustton 1311 Ch
- Kauston' 1219 ClR
- Coston(') 1254 Val 1261 TutP Hy3 Crox Hy3 Rut 1296 Ipm 1302 WoCart 1449
- Kosthon' 13 1449 ib
- Cooston' 1396 Rut 1445 Nichols 1487 Pat 1520 Rental
- Cosun 1507 Pat
- Coson 1547×51 ECP 1576 Saxton 1607,1630 LML 1660 Surv
- Coaston 1630,1631 LML
- Coasen 1631 ib
Etymology
Probably 'Kátr's farmstead, village', v. tūn . The pers.n. Kátr (Káts gen.sg.) is Scand, presumably an original by-name from the adj. kátr 'glad', v. SPNLY 163. Typical of Leics. p.ns. is loss of t in the group -ston in forms from the 16th cent. onwards.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Abbott Lodge
- Blue Pig
- Gipsy Nook
- Honey Pot Plantation
- Old Close Plantation
- St Mary's Church
- Strifts Plantation
- The Vicarage
- Coston Covert
- Coston Lodge
- Coston Lodge East, Coston Lodge West
- East Plantation
- The Grange
- Grange Lane
- Hall Fm
- King Street
- Lane
- Manor Ho
- The Rectory
- Royce's Plantation
- St Andrew's Church
- White Swan