Churston Ferrers
suburban area · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Churston Ferrers is named after a hill ('stan') associated with a person named Cyra, and later held by the Ferrers family. The 'stan' element likely refers to a stone or boundary marker.
Word origins
- Churston
- Old EnglishAttestedCyra's stone(from Cyra "personal name", stan "stone")
- Ferrers
- Norman Frenchfamily name(from de Ferrières "from Ferrières (place in Normandy)")
Historical forms
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