Flamston Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishopstone
Historical Forms
- Flambardeston(e) 1227 FF 1281 Ass 1304 FF 1332 SR
- Flamberdeston(e) 1227 FF 1279 Ass 1428 FA
- Flamberstone 1275 RH
- Flambeston 1543 SR
- Flambston 1565 FF
- Flampson 1624 Recov
Etymology
This is a late tun-formation. Walter Flambard is mentioned in 1202 (Cur) in connection with Ebbesborne, and Walter, son of Robert Flambard , held Flamston in 1227 (FF). Flambard (well known as the surname of William Rufus's minister) is a Norman personal name of Germanic origin.