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.

Whitstone Hundred (Upper Division)

Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire

Historical Forms

  • Blac(h)elew hd', Blachelev hd', Blachelave hd', Blacelavves hd' 1086 DB
  • Witestan hd' 1086 DB 1178,1187,1195 P 1221 Ass
  • Wytestan 1226–7 Fees
  • Wyteston hd' 1175 P
  • Wittestonhundredum 1177 P
  • hund' de Wittestan' 1220 Fees
  • Hund' de Hwiteston' 1221 Ass
  • Whitstan, Whytstan 1248 Ass 1263 Misc
  • Qwhitstan 1287 QW
  • Qwhitston(e) 1312,1358 Pat 1542 LP 1610 M
  • Hund' de Wystan', Wystan' 1221 Ass 1252 Misc 1282 Glouc
  • Wiston, Wyston 1276 RH 1285,1303,1316 FA 1382,1401 Pat
  • Hund' de Whystan 1248 Ass
  • Whiston(e), Whyston(e) 1287 1327 SR 1403 Pat

Etymology

Named from its meeting-place which is probably to be identified with Whitstone Field (181infra ).