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.

Eastoft

Major Settlement in the Parish of Adlingfleet

Historical Forms

  • Eschetoft(h) 1164–77 YCh487 1293 BM
  • Es(s)hetoft 1276 RH 1323 MinAcct
  • Esketoft 1199–1209 YCh488 1304 Ebor
  • Estoft(e) 13 Selby 1252 Ch 1293 QW 1314 Pat 1316 Vill 1342 Baild 1594 FF
  • Essetoft 1304 Selby
  • Esttoft 1327 MinAcct 1331 FF
  • Eastoft(e) 1572 WillY 1641 Rates 1822 Langd

Etymology

'Homestead near the ash-wood', v. eski (sometimes influenced by OE  æsc), topt .