Easton Magna/Great Easton

[David Hankey]

As far as I know this village started off life as Easton Magna but at some point in the mists of time it was changed to Great Easton. I just wonder when this actually took place. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I can't find an Easton Parva nor Little Easton locally so why the change?

[dcbnwh]

I have a copy of a 1610 John Speede old map of Northamptonshire and it shows two villages called Easton, which are approximately 14 miles apart. One is near Stamford, now Easton-on-the-Hill, and the other, now Great Easton, formerly Easton Magna.

Some mid 19th century books refer to it as Great Easton, otherwise Easton Magna.

David

[David Hankey]

Hi David,

Thanks for that. I've seen Easton-on-the-Hill towards Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Often there were Parva & Magna villages such as Wigston and Ashby for example but a decision must have been taken by someone/body and as Parish Councils didn't come into being until 1894 I wonder who, why and when it happened here.