Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tvrstanestone 1086 DB

• Turstanestona c.1130 LeicSurv

• Turstaneston(e) 1202 Ass 1232 RHug

• Turstaniston' 1175 P

• Tursteineston' 1175 ChancR l.Hy2 Berkeley 1202 Ass 1206 Cur

• Tursteinestun Ric1 BM

• Tursteinestuna c.1200 Dane

• Turstenestona 1316 Cl

• Tursteinton c.1200 Hastings e.13 Berkeley c.1240 ib

• Tursteintona e.13 ib

• Tursteinetun e.13 ib

• Turstantone 1224 RHug

• Thursteinest' e.13 WoCart 1449

• Thursteineston John Berkeley

• Thursteinistun c.1240 ib

• Thursteinton c.1240 Berkeley

• Thurstainton 1239 Cur 1247 Abbr

• Thurstaneston(e) 1220 MHW 1224,1232 RHug 1233 Fees 1242 Cur

• Thurstanton' 1209×35 RHug 1236 Fees 1239 RGros 1314 Hastings 1327 Fine 1539 MinAccts 1553 Pat

• Thurstinton' 1242 Fees 1294 Pat 1299 Ipm

• Thurstynton 1347 Pat 1350 Ipm 1369 GildR 1379 Ass

• Thorstanston 1316 Pat

• Thorstanton' 1282 Rut

• Þorstanton' 1282(e.15),l.13(e.15) BelCartB

• Thurstington 1319 Banco 1325 Ipm 1342 GildR 1346 BM

• Thurstyngton 1327 Fine 1345 GildR 1361 LCDeeds 1428 FA

• Thrustyncton' 1367 LCDeeds

• Thursyngton' 1360 Coram 1362 Ipm 1492 RTemple 1506 Ipm

• Thurssyngton' 1447 RTemple

• Thursington 1461 ISLR 1487 Pat 1518 Visit 1585 LibCl

• Thrussyngton 1382 Cl 1385 LCDeeds 1534 RTemple 1540 MinAccts

• Thrussington 1502 Ipm 1518 Fine 1603 LibCl 1610 Speed

• Thrushin(g)ton 1601,1648 Terrier

Etymology

'Þorstein's farmstead, village', v. tūn . The common ON  pers.n. Þorsteinn (ODan  Thursten , OSwed  Þorsten ) had its second el. anglicized as early as DB by the substitution of cognate OE  -stān for ON  -steinn .For detailed discussion of the pers.n. Þorsteinn , v. SPNLY 313–17.