Marston
hamlet · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Marston likely means a settlement or farmstead ('tūn') located by a marsh ('mersc'). It describes a settlement in a marshy area.
Word origins
- Mars
- Old EnglishAttestedmarsh, fen(from mearc "boundary", mersc "marsh")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")