Illston on the Hill
Major Settlement in the Parish of Illston on the Hill
Historical Forms
- Elvestone 1086 DB
- Eluestun 1166 P
- Elueston' 1176,1185 ib
- Nelvestone, Neluestone 1086 DB
- Jelverston 1318 Pap
- Ilueston' c.1130 LeicSurv 1176 P 1397 Wyg 1402 Hazlerigg
- Iluestona 1176 ChancR
- Iluestone 1330 Hazlerigg 1343 Wyg
- Ylueston' 1181 P a.1250 Laz 1404
- Yluestona a.1250 1404 ib
- Ylvyston 1220 MHW
- Ilveston' 1203 FF 1205 RotNorm 1438 Banco 1443 Wyg 1549,1572 Fine
- Ilvestona 1190×1204 France
- Iluiston' m.13 Wyg Hy3 Crox 1365,1393 Wyg
- Iluyston' 1393 ib
- Illeston 1377 SR 1381 LAS 1426,1435 Banco
- Yleston 1507 Ipm
- Ileston 1609 LML
- Ilston 1410 Wyg 1419 Banco 1604 SR 1610 Speed
- Ylston 1518 Visit 1526 AAS
- Illston 1625 Terrier
- Ylson 1537 MinAccts 1545 SR
- Ilson 1572 ib
Etymology
In origin possibly 'Ælfhere's village, estate', v. tūn . The OE dithematic masc. pers.n. Ælfhere may have been shortened early, while the DB spellings Elves - Elues - (and Nelves - Nelues - with prosthetic n ) perhaps show AN substitution of e for æ (v. Feilitzen 47), the unique Jelverston in the Papal Registers, which sometimes preserve early forms, echoing with its medial -er - the -here of the OE dithematic pers.n. A shortened Ælfhere may subsequently have become confused with, or even replaced by, the ON masc. pers.n. Iólfr . OScand ió was on occasion identified with OE ēo , giving e spellings in DB (v. Feilitzen 68), the form Jelverston perhaps indicating a sequence *Ælfheres - > *Elveres - > Ielvers - > Ilves -. If Iólfr replaced Ælfhere rather than having become confused with it, then the settlement may have been one appropriated by a Scandinavian from the Viking army which disbanded in 877. Note that Illston adjoins another township with a possible OE Scand name, i.e. Rolleston.The loss of t from the group -ston in 16th- and 17th-cent. Leics. place-name forms is typical — as Ylson , Ilson . For shortening of an OE dithematic pers.n., cf. Noseley and perhaps Rolleston, both infra . The suffix ~ on the Hill is modern.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Ashlands
- Barn Close Spinney
- Barn Fm, Selby's Lodge
- Bleak Ho
- Burton Brook
- Carlton Curlieu Manor Ho
- The Cottage
- Fourteen Acre Spinney
- Fox and Goose
- Foxhole Spinney
- Galby Rd
- The Hall
- Illston Grange
- Illston Lane
- Illston Lodge
- Limepit Fm
- Long Plantation
- Main St
- Manor Fm
- New Inn Lane
- Noseley Rd
- St Michael's Church
- Thistley Close Cottages
- Three Gates
- Turner's Barn Fm
- Wade Lodge
- Washpit Spinney
Field
- The Two Acres The Six Acres The Ten Acres
- Ash Cl
- Ash Furlong
- Backside Mdw
- Barn Mdw
- The Blank
- Bottom Mdw
- Great Carrywell
- The Clay Pits
- Coleman 's Cl
- Cottage Holt
- Coxes Cl
- Croxton 's Cl
- Dovecoat Cl
- Fallow Cl
- Far Cl
- Far First Hill
- The Flat Cl Top Flat Mdw
- Footroad Cl
- Fox Hill
- Gravel Hole Hill
- The Great Cl
- Great Mdw
- Great Gulf
- Hill Cl
- Hilly Mdw
- Little Holt
- Home Cl
- House Cl
- Iacomb 's Cl
- Illston Spinny
- The Leys
- Lodge Cl
- Long Close Spinney
- The Meadow
- Middle Cl
- Far Mill Fd
- The Mowwell
- Great Orchard Cl
- The Paddock
- Pen Yard
- Pinfold
- Plantation Cl
- The Poor Cl
- Ram Mdw
- Red Grass
- Road Meadow Piece
- Same 's Cl
- Seed Cl
- Shear Hogs Cl
- Shoulder of Mutton
- Spring Hill
- Bottom Tomblin Cl
- The Top Mdw
- Town Cl
- Wheat Cl
- Bottom Willow Sick Willow Sick Mdw
- Winnow Dale
- Alby poyl
- Andlongbrodmerche
- barlilondys
- le ber '
- Betuynegatis
- Blacmyldlond
- Bikethorn
- bygthoryn
- caryltonmer '
- Coldham
- forwordheyl '
- foxwellys
- Fulwelhyl
- gorebroyd
- Greyston '
- Hawerkil
- holdedam
- Howgate
- Hardyl
- Illston mill
- Kittuscrofte
- Lammas Close
- langlond
- Little Meadow
- le mersecroft
- mothoryn
- myddilyl
- Nethirbanlont
- Nulane
- Oldebolde
- Pittiscroft
- Robalk
- Rankey Close
- le schortbrod
- Schythaysfurlonges
- Smethe Medewe
- Stone Gate Close
- atte stonyforthe
- Symshyl
- underwytkotes
- Watyrforouys
- Wetelond
- Weyrdic
- Wrong ( e ) lond
- yolwell '
- yommanyshorstede