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.

Ainsty Wapentake

Wapentake in the County of West Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Forms

  • Ainesti, Annesti, Einesti, Anestig wapentac 1086 DB
  • wap' de Einestia 1166 P
  • Ein(e)stiwapentacum 1183,1190 P
  • wap' de Heyn(e)sti 1190 RegAlbiii,74 c.1226 Pont
  • Eynesti c.1212 ib
  • Eynisti 13 Heal71d
  • wap' de Ainsti, wap' de Aynsti, wap' de Aynsty 1180,1183 P 1190 RegAlbiii,74 c.1210 1222 ClR 1285 KI 1293 QW 1294 ADiii 1664 SelbyW
  • the Ainsty(e) 1542 YkCR 1653 WillS
  • the Ainstie of Yorke 1584 YkCR
  • wapentac de Ainesti(e), wap' de Ainesti(e), wapentac de Aynesti(e), wap' de Aynesti(e), wapentac de Aynesty, wap' de Aynesty 1191–1203 YCh 1208 OblR c.1219 Fees 1226–8 1260 YI 1276 RH 1279–81 QW 1283 Ebor 1481 YkCR
  • wap' de Anesti, wap' de Anesty 1208 ChR 1219 Fees 1230 P 1268 Ebor 1276 Abbr
  • Aynstik' 1275 Ebor
  • Aynstigh 1334 Ipm
  • Ansty(e) 1276 RH 1424 Pat 1428 FA
  • the Anstye of York 1548 FF
  • the Ancetie 1645 CYA
  • Ayncyte 1646 ib