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.

Preston

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodleigh

Historical Forms

  • Prusteton 1303 Ass
  • Pruston 1330 SR
  • Prusteston juxta Loddiswell 1419 Exon

Etymology

is Prusteton 1303Ass (p), Pruston 1330SR (p), Prusteston juxta Loddiswell 1419 Exon . ' Priest's or priests'farm , ' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement