Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Guestona 1081 Ord

• Westone 1086 DB

• Westona 1167 P

• Westun(e) 1176 Blymhill 1227 Ass

• Weston c.1150,c.1240 StThomas 1227 Ch 1236 Cl 1242 Fees 1305 Ipm 1362 1363 Banco 1370 Fine 1428 FA

• Weston juxta Blumenhull(e) 1359,1366 Banco

• Weston juxta Brew(o)de 1236 Fees 1305 Banco 1315 FF

• Weston subtus Brewod(e) c.1255 RH 1355 Banco

• Weston Harald 1316 FA

• Haraldeswestone 1410 Cor

• Weston Hewes 1327 SR

• Weston Houwe 1285 FA

• Weston Huys 1547 Deed

• Weston Hues 1379–81 PollTax 1500 Ipm

• Weston Hughwes 1534 Deed

• Weston subtus Lus(e)yord, Weston subtus Lus(e)yerd 1349 FF 1419 1369,1375 Ipm 1375 Fine 1376 Orig 1420 Cl

• Weston subtus Luz(e)yerd, Weston subtus Luz(e)yert, Weston subtus Luz(e)yard, Weston subtus Luz(e)hord 1352 Ass 1362 Banco 1406 Blymhill 1458 Pat

• Luceyord 1420 IpmR

• Loseyort, Loseyert, Loseyerd 1318 Banco 1377 Harl 1384 IpmR

• Lizyerd, Lyzyerd, Lyseyerd, Liseyerd, Liziard, Lyziard, Lyseiard, Liseiard, Lizeard, Lyzeard, Lyseeard, Liseeard 1396–9 Misc 1415 CoramR 1480 Banco 1623 FF

• Weston subtus Lyzyard 1672 PR

• Le(y)s(e)yerde, Le(y)s(e)zerd 1359 Blymhill 1373 FF 1610 Speed

• Weston under Lizard 1833 O

Etymology

'The west farmstead', v. west , tūn . The parish is in the western portion of the hundred, and lies NE of Lizard Hill in Sa which overlooks it. Sir Hugh de Weston who died 1305 accounts for the emergence of the distinctive addition of 'Hugh's' in the 14th, the final topographical appellative only later gaining acceptance.