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.

Addeston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Maddington

Historical Forms

  • Wintreburne 1086 DB
  • Abbedeston 1327 SR
  • Abbateston 1584 Recov
  • Abdeston 1346 Ass
  • Abbystone 1660 PCC

Etymology

This place-name represents the manor of Wintreburne held in DB by the Abbey of St Peter, Winchester, v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement