Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fostone 1086 DB

• Foston 1207 GildR e.13 Wyg 1220 MHW 1233 Cl

• ~ iuxta Kyl(e)by 1305,1306 Banco 1308,1309 Cl

• Fostona e.Hy3 Berkeley e.13 Wyg

• Fostun 1205 Pap

• Fozton 1194,1199 P 1207 et freq

• Foteston 1169,1170,1171 P 1208 et freq

• Fotestona a.1108 Dugd 1317 Ch 1155 1316

• Fotiston 1199 MemR

• Fotistona 1109×22 Ch 1356

• Foscinton 1197,1198,1199 P

• Fozinton 1193 1196 ChancR

• Fosceton 1203,1230 P

• Fotstun 1202 FF

• Fotston 1233 Cl

• Forston 1493 Pat 1539 MinAccts

• Fawston 1693 LML

• Fawson 1725 Terrier

Etymology

'The farmstead or village belonging to a man called Fot', v. tūn The ON  masc. pers.n. Fótr is an original by-name 'foot'. The Scand  gen.sg. Fóts survives in the forms dated 1202 and 1233.