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Eshton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • Estune 1086 DB
  • Eston(a) 1200–16 Furn 1208 Cur 1227 YChvii 1246,1272 FF 1316 Vill
  • Heston 1285 KI
  • Esseton 1200–16 Furn 1254 YI
  • Aston 1278 Ch
  • Assheton 1544 Star
  • Ashton als. Eshton 1605 FF
  • Ashton 1672 PRLnt
  • Escheton 1287 BltComp10 1379 PT
  • Es(s)heton 1303 KF 1429 Whit 1597 SessnR
  • Es(s)hton 1428 FA 1565 PRGr 1654 PRBrn

Etymology

'Farmstead by the ash-tree', v. æsc , tūn . On the form esh - for ash - cf. Phonol. § 1. Es (se ) is an AN  spelling of Esh -.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site