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.

Gosta Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aston

Historical Forms

  • Gorsty Green 1673 KES 1758 Map
  • Gosty Green 1779 Snape
  • Gorstey 1306 Ass

Etymology

Gosta Green (6″) is Gorsty Green 1673 KES, 1758Map , Gosty Green 1779 Snape and was probably the home of William de Gorstey (1306Ass ). Perhaps 'gorse-grown marshland,' v. eg .