Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Oustrenges 1322 Hastings

• (the) Osteringe 1601bis,1605bis,1612 Terrier

• Ostringe 1612 ib

• Hoby Ostring 1625 ib

• Hoby Eastring 18 ib

• Hoby Easting 1745 ib

• (a meadow called) Hoby Eastings or Austring 1708,1708(18) ib

• (the) Austrean 1703,1708,1708(18),1730,1745 ib

• Austran 1745 ib

• (the) Austrian 1912 Sale

Etymology

, Oustrenges 1322 Hastings, (the ) Osteringe 1601bis,1605bis, 1612Terrier , Ostringe 1612ib , Hoby Ostring 1625ib , Hoby Eastring 18ib , Hoby Easting 1745ib , (a meadow called ) Hoby Eastings or Austring 1708, 1708 (18)ib , (the ) Austrean 1703, 1708, 1708 (18),1730, 1745ib , Austran 1745ib , (the ) Austrian 1912Sale , cf. (the )Austrean Meadow 1708, 1708 (18), 1730, 1821Terrier , 1846, 1863,1877 White , Austrian Meadow 1761EnclA , v. austr ( austarr comp . ) , eng , dík ; the comparative is poss . here although the r is prob . intrusive , cf. the Westerns in f.ns. (a) ; the dyke , the name of which appears to have been attracted to a local surn . Austen ( cf. Austen's in f.ns. (a) ) , forms part of the parish boundary to the east .