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.

Edstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton Wawen

Historical Forms

  • Eadricheston t.Hy2 AD
  • Edrischetona 1185 Templars
  • Edricheston(e) 12th HMCxApp6 1194 BM 1196 FF 1197 P 1288 Misc
  • Edeston 1266 Pat 1403 IpmR
  • Eduston 1316 FA
  • Edston 1530 Recov
  • Ediston 1545 LP
  • Edreston 1379 FF
  • Ederston 1428 FA
  • Edstone al. Edrestone 1538 WillsWo
  • Edreston al. Edson 1544 FF
  • Edreston al. Edston al. Eston 1701 Recov

Etymology

'Ēadric 's farm,' v. tun . Identical in origin with Atherstone infra 248.