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.

Weston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weedon Lois

Historical Forms

  • Weston(e) 1162 P 1304 Cl
  • Weston juxta Wedon Pynkeny 1292 FF
  • Weston Pynkeny 1311 Ipm
  • Weston by Wedon 1343 Ipm

Etymology

Weston is Weston (e )1162 Pet freq to 1304 Cl, Weston juxta Wedon Pynkeny 1292FF , Weston Pynkeny 1311 Ipm,Weston by Wedon 1343 Ipm. 'West farm,' v. tun . It is at the west end of the parish.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site