Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Church (St Mary) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly

• ecclesiam de Humberston' , ecclesie de Humberston' 1220 MHW 1294,1329 Pat 1340(c.1430),1342(c.1430),1343(c.1430) KB

• ecclesiam de Humberstan 1241 RGros

• ecclesiarum de Evinton et Humberstane 1318 Pat

• the Church Yard 1712 Terrier 1789 EnclA 1822 Terrier

Etymology

, Church (St Mary )1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly; it is earlierrecorded as ecclesiam de Humberston ' , ecclesie de Humberston '1220 MHW, 1294,1329Pat , 1340 (c.1430), 1342 (c.1430), 1343 (c.1430)KB , ecclesiam de Humberstan 1241 RGros, and in the pairing ecclesiarum de Evinton et Humberstane 1318Pat . Note also the Church Yard 1712Terrier , 1789EnclA , 1822Terrier .