East AstonEast Aston, Longparish |
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Longparish Hampshire SU4344 |
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HANTSLOC.t |
old map: | 25inch County Series map -- Hants XXIV.11 |
East Aston otherwise: Esteton, 1256; Eston, 1333 |
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Coates 1989 EAST ASTON, tithing(s) of Longparish Either Old English 'eastan tune'='east of the farm', presumably MIDDLETON, or hypothetical 'Easttun'='east farm'. The place was later recorded as two tithings, 1329 'Esteston' and about 1450 'Westaston' both appearing in 1586 as 'Ashton'. |
old map |
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607 Norden has 'Laston' which is about where Tufton is today, but could be a misrendering of E.aston |
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Norden 1607 |