English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Boston Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brentford

Historical Forms

  • Bordeston 1377 Hust 1535 VE
  • Bordestonlane 1408 Ct
  • Borstonelane 1462 Ct
  • Burston 1547 Pat 1572 FF
  • Boston 1593 N

Etymology

The forms are too late for any certainty. The meaning may be 'Bord 's farm,' v. tun . Cf. Bordesley (PN Wo 365, PN Wa 29), Bozen Green (PN Herts 189).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement