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 Lullingfields

Major Settlement in the Parish of Baschurch

Historical Forms

  • Weston 1255 RH 1271–2 Ass 1276 Cl 1309 Ipm 1510,42 SBL4459,3652
  • Weston' sup' Lullingfeld' 1291–2 Ass
  • Weston super Lollingefelde 1324 HAC
  • Weston Bullyngesfelde 1399 Cl
  • Weston' sup' Lollyngeffeld 1399,1400 SBL4523,4
  • Westone in Lollyngfeld' 1516 SBL3651
  • Weston Lullingfields 1554 SBL3606
  • Lullingefeld 1655 SAS1/XLVII
  • Weston Lullingfeild 1672 HTR
  • Lullyngfeld 1497 Ipm

Etymology

This Weston, one of ten examples in the county, is probably named from its position in the area called Lullingfield. The settlement is north, not west, of Baschurch.

Places in the same Parish