Silverstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Silverstone
Historical Forms
- Silvestone, Sylvestone 1086 DB 1207 ClR 1216 FineR 1252 Cl 1823 B
- Selveston(e) 1086 DB 1314 Ch
- Sulvestun 1221 ClR
- Sulveston 1360 Ipm
- Shelveston 1237,1244 Cl
- Shulveston 1243 Cl 1371 For
- Silvereston 1253 Ass
- Silverstone 1260–90 Ch
- Solverston 1305 Ipm
- Sulverston 1339 Cl
- Sylson 1484 ADiii
- Silleston 1495 ADiv
- Silveston al. Silston t.Eliz ChancP 1657 NRSi 1675 Moulton
Etymology
This is probably from Sigewulfes -tūn , 'Sigewulf 's farm,' v. tun . Siulf is common as a contracted form of this name already in the OE period. The forms with r are due to ready confusion with the common word silver , ME silvre , sulvre . For the forms with sh , cf. Syresham infra 58.