Morston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Morston
Historical Forms
- Merstona, Merstuna, Marstuna 1086 DB
- Merston 1185,1186 P 1237 Pat 1250 Ass 1252 Ch 1252 Cl 1275 RH 1284 Ct 1286,1287 Ipm 1291 Bodl 1291 Tax 1294to1449 FF 1316 FA 1328 Banco 1330to1547 Pat 1333 SR 1428 FA 1535 VE 1695 Morden
- Merstone 1257,1269,1286 Ass 1286 Ipm 1330 SR
- Merstona 1276 Walsing
- Mereston 1288 IpmR
- Marston 1523,1593 NfA 1535 VE 1547 Pat
Etymology
The old spellings indicate OE mersc 'marsh' and tūn, later influenced by OE mōr1, which also came to mean 'marshland' in the fenlands of the east.