Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stanberge 1086 DB 1284 Cl

• Stanbe(r)gh 1293 Ipm

• Stabergh 1253 Drew 1280 Ass 14 Wim 1319 MinAcct

• Staberge p1483 Sheen

• Stoburgh(e) 1315,1412 FF

• Stoburgh(e) iuxta Warham 1477 DCMDeed 1483 MinAcct 1495 Ipm

• Stobargh 1431 FA

• Stobor(r)o(u)gh(e) 1512,1546 Ct 1585,1632 Pitt

• Borough of Stoburgh 1664 HTax

• Stobroghe 1513 Ct

• Stobrowe 1545 ib

• Stoburrough 1624 DCMDeed

• Stoborrow 1707 Eg

• Stoughborough 1515 Ct

• Stowboro(we) 1535 Ct 1575 Saxton c.1586 Tres

• Stowborough 1773 Bayly

• Stouborowe 1539 Ct

• Stoveberowe c.1628 Strode

Etymology

'Stony hill or barrow', v. stān , beorg , cf. Warham par. infra .For the loss of ME  -n - before a labial consonant, cf. W Stafford par. infra ; for the replacement of the second el. by burh 'fortification', cf. Charborough in Morden par. infra . There was a mill here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 387), cf. the mention of a water mill here or in Worgret infra in 1409 Hutch3 1415.