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.

Marston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Marston

Historical Forms

  • Merston 1198 FF 1242 Fees
  • Mers(c)hton(e) 1289 Ass 1291 Tax
  • Merston juxta Poteme 1306 FF
  • Merston juxta Worton 1370 Ass
  • Marston 1559 Recov

Etymology

'Marsh farm,' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish