Corston
Early-attested site in the Parish of Malmesbury
Historical Forms
- Corstuna 1065 KCD817 14th
- Corstone 1086 DB
- Corston 1177 P
- Coreston 1242 Fees
- Corston juxta Malmesbury 1302 Ass
- Corsen 1673 Sadler
Etymology
The place is on Gauze Brook supra 7 and the meaning is 'farm on the Cors (stream),' v. tun . Cf. Corston in Pembrokeshire (NCPNW 10) in which however cors probably denotes 'bog, swamp.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Angrove Fm
- Back Bridge
- Bincombe Wood
- Burton Hill
- Cole Park
- Filands Fm
- Hyam Fm
- Ingelburne Manor
- Kingway Barn
- Milbourne
- Quobwell Fm
- Rodbourne and Rodbourne Rail Fm
- Rowden Wood
- Westport