Orston

Orston is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England, adjacent to Scarrington, Thoroton, Flawborough, Bottesford and Elton on the Hill, and 15 miles (24 km) east of Nottingham. It has a population of about 450.

History

The name Orston is thought to originate from the Old English Ordricestune, which means "the farmstead of Ordric". Ordric was the head of the small settlement, some early references to it being Oschintone 1086 (the Domesday Book), Orskinton 1242, Orston 1284 and Horston 1428. More detail on the history of the village and its sources appear on the village website. There is a short description of the village in 1870–72 in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.

Orston farming was on an open-field system until an enclosure act was passed of 1793. It was unusual in having four fields instead of three. A detailed survey of Orston's present appearance and recent history as a conservation area was made in 2010. Historically it belonged to Bingham Wapentake.