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.

Alderstead Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Merstham

Historical Forms

  • Aldested(e) 1225 Ass a.1290 ADiii 1348 FF
  • Alstede 1327 Ipm
  • Alderstede 1332 SR
  • Alstede 1366 BM
  • Aldersted 1522 SACxx

Etymology

Alderstead Fm is Aldested (e )1225Ass , a. 1290 AD iii, 1348 FF (all p), Alstede 1327 Ipm, Alderstede 1332 SR (p), Alstede 1366 BM, Aldersted 1522 SAC xx. Probably 'alder place,' v. stede .