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 ).