Aston Rowant
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aston Rowant
Historical Forms
- Estone 1086 DB 1278–9 RH
- Estton' 1235 Fees
- Estone Sancte Elene 1285 Ass
- Eastuna c.1110 EHRxl 15th
- Aston' 1246–7 Ass 1526 LS
- Aston Roaud 1318 Ipm
- Astone Sancte Helene 1315 Bodl(Barrett)
- Aston Sancte Eliene 1316 FA
- Astun Ruhant 1407–8 AD
Etymology
'East tūn.' Rowant from Rowald de Eston', who had land here in 1235–6 (Fees). Sancte Elene probably from the family of John de Sancta Elena , who held the adjacent Crowell in 1295 (Ipm).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Chalford
- Cop Court, Upper Copcourt Fm
- Kingston Blount
- Kingston Stert
- Linley
- Prospect Hill
- Woodway Cottages, Woodway Fm
Other OS name
Field
- Black Boles
- Broadlands
- Butterday
- Buttocks Furlong
- Coneygears
- Drove Way and Ley
- Little Hale
- Great Hale
- Hog Acre
- Hollowhit Furlong
- Further Hudes
- Lower Hyden
- Upper Hyden
- Mead Furlong
- The Moors
- Picked Hay Furlong
- Roundabouts
- Shittle Field
- Short Mead
- Sladway
- Stert Meadow
- Stone Mead
- Town Meadow
- Winterdole
- wood called the further Thirds
- Broadshard
- Flowerdeluce
- Lotts
- Pittfield
- Stockfield
- Strudley
- Wharfe Close
- Inlandes
- the Oxeleys
- Stampirnhill meade
- Netherbyttome
- Mese called Copcott ' Mese
- le Combys
- le Long Dole
- le Shortdole
- le Forshoter
- le Neepplonddys
- Neplondds
- Ballhill
- Burygardeyn
- Denewood
- Lotewood
- Notley wood
- Priores Hill
- Drabmore
- Elderslade
- Crowchefurlong
- Hethemed
- le Lere
- Ouerchasthull
- Holewelleforlong '
- Upkyngeshull
- Medgarston
- lythe
- Lythegges
- Hemcherwurke
- Hinleye
- le Northmedehende
- Pufforlong
- Sorremede
- Wiþescroft
- Chalfcroft