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.

Easton Town

Other OS name in the Parish of Sherston

Historical Forms

  • Estentowne t.Hy8 Rental
  • Eston Towne 1639 FF

Etymology

is Estentowne t. Hy 8Rental , Eston Towne 1639FF . It lies just east of Sherston and probably comes from (bi )ēastan tūne , ' east of the tun . ' Cf. infra 138 .