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Discussion of the name
A provisional attempt has been made to identify the people recorded in Domesday Book who bore this name; however, the material remains to be checked and edited, and profiles of these people remain to be written.Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Achestanus, Adestan, Adestanus, Adstan, Adstanus, Aistan, Alestan, Athestanus, Estanus, estanForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms:
Phillimore edition:
Alecto edition:
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 18,43 | Thorrington | Adstanus | Æthelstan 'of Thorrington' | - | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Ralph fitzTurold | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 12,20 | Grainsby | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Alan, count | Wimund 'of North Ormsby' | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.30 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 12,76 | Gosberton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | Ralph the staller | Alan, count | Gulfbert 'of Gosberton' | 0.75 | 0.20 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,45 | Swaton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 30,33 | Hagworthingham | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | Robert 'the man of Drew de la Beuvrière' | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 30,34 | Anwick | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | - | 0.69 | 1.20 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 30,35 | Ruskington | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | - | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 4,9 | Glentham | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Wadard | 0.63 | 0.40 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,10 | Rippingale | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Widald 'of Rippingale' | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,11 | Laughton in Folkingham | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Warner 'of Pointon' | 5.30 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,13 | Pointon | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Warner 'of Pointon' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,14 | Scottlethorpe | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,19 | Swaton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Warner 'of Pointon' | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,20 | Horbling | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,21 | Heydour | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,22 | Welby | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Ranulph 'of Welby' | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,27 | Tytton in Wyberton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.38 | 3.00 | 2.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,28 | Frampton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 4.25 | 3.50 | 3.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,30 | Burton Pendwardine | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 10.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,31 | Heckington | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,32 | Aswarby | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,36 | Wrangle | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,37 | Fishtoft | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 9.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,44 | Bicker | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,48 | Houghton in Grantham | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Vitalis 'of Osbournby' | 3.31 | 4.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,49 | Towthorpe in Londonthorpe | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,50 | Holbeach, Whaplode | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 2.25 | 5.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,51 | Long Sutton | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,52 | Pinchbeck | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,53 | Weston, Moulton | - | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,54 | Spalding | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.38 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,55 | Boothby Pagnell, Old Somerby | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | Godwine 'of Haceby' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 57,56 | Drayton | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | CK65 | Drayton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | CK65 | Drayton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Guy de Craon | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | T5 | - | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 4,35 | Saxthorpe | Adstan | Æthelstan 'of Saxthorpe' | Harold, earl | Alan, count | Ribald | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 18,6 | Alwoldestorp | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Gilbert Tison | - | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,120 | Walkeringham | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Roger de Bully | Roger de Louvetot | 1.31 | 1.00 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 21,76 | Lexworthy | Adestan | Æthelstan 'of Lexworthy' | - | Roger de Courseulles | Geoffrey de Vautortes | 0.25 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 21,92 | Barton St David | Alestan | Æthelstan 'of Lexworthy' | - | Roger de Courseulles | Norman 'of Littleton' | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 8,18 | Butleigh | - | Æthelstan 'of Lexworthy' | Æthelnoth, abbot of Glastonbury | Thurstan, abbot of Glastonbury | Alweard 'of Butleigh' | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 1,19 | Worlingham | Adestanus | Æthelstan 'of Worlingham' | Wulfsige 'of Mutford' | William, king | - | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 1,55 | Gapton | Achestanus | Æthelstan 'of Gapton' | - | William, king | - | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,1 | Framsden | Adestanus | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | - | Hugh, earl | - | 0.33 | 16.00 | 25.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 14E19 | Holmpton | Alestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | Walter 'the man of Drew de la Beuvrière' | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.17 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 21W2 | Swinton near Rotherham | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Gilbert Tison | - | 3.50 | 3.00 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | CE49 | Holmpton | Adestan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | - | 2.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | 74,13 | Claydon | Aistan | - | - | Æthelstan 'of Claydon' | - | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.07 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Lord 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 13,1 | Priors Frome | Estanus | Ælfgeat 'Priors Frome' | Æthelstan, bishop of Hereford | Henry de Ferrers | - | 2.25 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 30,37 | Coningsby | - | Ulf son of Tope | Æthelstan son of Godram | Drew de la Beuvrière | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 16,26 | Helmingham | Aistan | Balki 'of Helmingham' | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | - | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 16,7 | Cretingham | estan | 1 free man | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | - | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.37 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 16,7 | Cretingham | estan | Balki 'of Helmingham' | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Ralph de Savenay | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.23 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,18 | Cretingham | Athestanus | 3 free men | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Hugh, earl | - | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,18 | Cretingham | Athestanus | 4 free men | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Hugh, earl | - | 0.48 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,2 | Manuuic | - | 1 free man | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Hugh, earl | - | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,2 | Manuuic | - | Godric 'of Manuuic' | Æthelstan 'of Framsden' | Hugh, earl | - | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.67 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | 14,73 | Soham | Adestanus | Alsige nephew of Earl Ralph | Eadgifu the fair | Alan, count | Æthelstan 'of Soham' | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Æthelstan 64 - Æthelstan, bishop of Hereford, d. 1056
- Æthelstan 118 - Æthelstan 'of Soham', fl. 1086
- Æthelstan 119 - Æthelstan 'of Thorrington', fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 120 - Æthelstan son of Godram, fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 121 - Æthelstan 'of Saxthorpe', fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 122 - Æthelstan 'of Lexworthy', fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 123 - Æthelstan 'of Framsden', fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 124 - Æthelstan 'of Claydon', fl. 1086
- Æthelstan 125 - Æthelstan 'of Worlingham', fl. 1066
- Æthelstan 126 - Æthelstan 'of Gapton', fl. 1066