Vastern Manor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton Bassett
Historical Forms
- Fetstern 1229 Cl 1230
- Fosterne 1235 ADii
- la Fasterne 1267 Pat 1268 ADvi 1281
- la Vasterne 1300 ADiv 1322 Cl
- Vasterne c.1300 Boarstall
Etymology
This is probably the OE fæstærn , 'stronghold,' the earliest spellings being corrupt. Cf. Vasterne Road outside the defensible area of medieval Reading. See also Holdfast PN Wo 140 and Buckfastleigh (PN D 293).