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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sticklepath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sampford Courtenay

Historical Forms

  • Stikelepethe 1280 Exon
  • Stikelepathe 1292 Ipm
  • Stikilpath juxta Saunford Curtenay 1309 Orig
  • Stigylpath 1329 Exon
  • Stikilepath 1396 Exon

Etymology

'Steep path,' v. sticol . There is a sharp ascent here over a spur of the moor.