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.

Choulston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Figheldean

Historical Forms

  • Chelestanestone 1086 DB
  • Chelestanestona t.Hy2 Ch 1270
  • Chelstanton t.John Dugdii
  • Chelseston 1286 Ch
  • Choleston 1619 Recov

Etymology

Choulston is Chelestanestone 1086 DB, Chelestanestona t. Hy 2 (1270) Ch, Chelstanton t. John Dugd ii, Chelseston 1286 Ch, Cholleston 1332, Cholston 1525SR , Choleston 1619Recov . 'Cēolstān 's farm,' v. tun .