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.

Estone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Scottow

Historical Forms

  • Estone 1044–7 (13 Sawyer 1055) KCD 785
  • Estuna 1086 DB
  • Estone 1134–40 Holme
  • Estona 1175–86,1183 ib

Etymology

Estone (lost), Estone 1044–7 (13 Sawyer 1055) KCD 785, Estuna 1086 DB, Estone 1134–40 Holme, Estona 1175–86, 1183ib ; cf. Joh. de Eston 1258 Fine, 1372Ct (according to VH Nf II 141 “possibly in Scottow”, where it is also located by Morris, TG 27 23); v. ēast 'eastern' and tūn .