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.

Abbotstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whiteparish

Historical Forms

  • Abbedeston 1249 Ass 1256 FF
  • Abbotestone juxta Estgrymestede 1394 Ass
  • Abbesseton 1322 FF 1332 SR
  • Abbassetone 1339 Ipm
  • Abbeston 1405 FF 1412 FA
  • Abstone 1529 Rental

Etymology

Abbassetone was held in 1339 (Ipm) of the Abbess of Wilton and it is clear that this name, like Rabson supra 309, must stand for ME  abbedesse-ton , 'abbess farm.'