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.

Ruston Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fletching

Historical Forms

  • Ryghston 1289 FF
  • Riston 1296 SR
  • The Ryshton 1546 FM
  • Rushton 1691 DuLa

Etymology

Ruston Wood is Ryghston 1289 FF, Riston 1296 SR, The Ryshton 1546FM , Rushton 1691DuLa . 'Rush-farm,' v. rysc , tun . For earlier forms of the name v. Rushmonden Hundred supra 344.