Batheaston
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name means 'the eastern farmstead by Bath'. It combines the Old English 'ēast' (east) with 'tūn' (farmstead), referring to a settlement east of the Roman city of Bath.
Word origins
- Bath
- Latincity name(from Aquae Sulis "waters of Sulis")
- easton
- Old EnglishAttestedeastern farmstead(from ēast "east", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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