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.

Gunstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Gunniston' R1 Cur
  • Gunneston c.1260 Giffard
  • Guneston(e) 1240 FF 1250 Banco
  • Gounstoun 1317 Giffard
  • Gon(e)ston(e) c.1176–84 StCart 1259 TallAss 1321 CoramR 1429 Banco 1541 LP
  • Gunstone 1341to1482 Banco
  • Gunston 1227,1286 Ass 1327,1332 SR 1329to1414 Banco 1338,1387 Ct 1340 NI 1478 IpmR 1434 FF 1723 Ct 1695 Morden 1834 O

Etymology

'The farmstead of Gunni ', v. tūn . The genitival -s would not be expected, and it does not occur in Gunton Nf or Sf, but it would be a 'secondary genitive', cf. Fótr , gen.sg. Fótar , but also Fóts .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement