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.

Easton Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Berwick St John

Historical Forms

  • Estun 956 BCS970 14th
  • Eston 1249 Ass
  • Eston juxta Berewyk 1289 1382 FF
  • Eston juxta Berewyk Sci Johannis 1307 ib

Etymology

Easton Fm (6″) is Estun 956 (14th) BCS 970, Eston 1249Ass , Eston juxta Berewyk 1289 ib., 1382FF , Eston juxta Berewyk Sci Johannis 1307 ib. 'East farm,' v. tun .