Hunston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hunston
Historical Forms
- Hunestan 1086 DB 12th Box 1230 Cl 1235 FF
- Honestona 1105 France
- Honestane 1187 France 1279 Ass 1291 Tax
- Hunstan(e) 1271 FF 1329 Ipm
- Hunston 1332 SR
- Honston 1439 Cicestr 1554 ADv
- Hunystan 1296 SR
- Hunston al. Hunson al. Huston 1756 SRS20,327
Etymology
'Hūna 's stone,' v. stan . Local enquiry has failed to reveal any stone or rock which might have given rise to the name.Probably it was some old boundary-stone.