English / Map Form: Summerston
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Location: Glasgow
Post Town: GLASGOW
County: City of Glasgow
Local Authority: Glasgow City
English / Map Form: Summerston
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
| Simmerstoun | 1654 Blaeu text |
| Somertso | 1654 Blaeu map Lennox |
| Sommerston | 1795 Richardson [with r inserted later, and at site of Summerston Farm on other side of Kelvin] |
| Village of Simmerston | 1808, A System of Geography Ancient and Modern, ii, 108 |
Additional Information
The forms containing Simm- suggest the surname Summers or Symmers, (cf Black) rather than the season. Some other 19th century books refer to this as Simmerston.