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Weston Jones

Major Settlement in the Parish of Norbury

Historical Forms

  • Weston Johannis 1236 Fees
  • Weston(e) J(h)ones 1245 RH 1316 FA 1325,1329 Orig 1327,1332 SR 1380 PollTax
  • Weston Jones 1285,1316 FA 1332 SR 1346 Banco 1617 FF 1833 O
  • Weston 1242 Fees 1251 Ch 1285,1316,1428 FA 1305 Ipm 1442 FF

Etymology

'the western farmstead', v. west , tūn . Johannis was the name of the early owner, cf. John de Weston 1316 FA.