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.

Hunstone

Other OS name in the Parish of North Molton

Historical Forms

  • Hundeston 1323 Ass
  • Houston 1330 SR

Etymology

is Hundeston 1323Ass (p),Houston 1330SR (p) . ' Hund 's farm , ' v. tun , or possibly ' hounds'stone ' ( OE  hunda stan ) .