Stapleford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stapleford
Historical Forms
- (ad) Stapelforda(m) 956 BCS1346 12th
- Stapelford(e) c.1060–1229 ElyM 14th CWool 1345
- Stapelfordam 1086 InqEl
- Stapelforð ib.
- Stappelforde c.1150 LibEl
- Stapelefford 1252 Ch
- Stapalford c.1150 HarlCh
- Stapilford(e) 1275 RH 1493 Pat
- Stapilford(e) juxta Babraham 1496 Clare
- Stapilforthe 1410 ElyB
- Staplesford c.1050 KCD907 13th
- Staplesfort 12th LibEl
- Stapelisford 1372 SR
- Stapleford 1086 ICC
- Stapleforde 1086 DB
- Staplefordam 1086 InqEl
- Stapleford 1347 FF
- Stapleforthe 1625 FF
- Stableford 1700 Pembroke
Etymology
'Ford marked by a post,' v. stapol , ford .