Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Her(e)ward(e)stoc(ke), Her(e)ward(e)stok(e) 1234 FF 1238 ChR 1251,1268 Ch 1334 Londin 1372 IpmR

• Stocke 1337 FF 1583 Lancs

• Stokk(e) 1475 FF 1551 Pat

• Herwarstok 1370 Pat

• Herefordstok 1373 IpmR

• Harwardstok 1467–72 ECP

• Herford Stoke 1476 IpmR

• Harfoth Stoke 1518–29 ECP

• Hardefordstok 1535 VE

• Hertford Stock t.Eliz ChancP

• Stock Hereford 1584 Lancs

• Harvord Stook 1604 EAvii

• Harward alias Harrard Stock 1608 ib

• Stoke in Buttsbury 1504–15 ECP

• Stocke alias Haverstocke 1627 Bodl

• Stok' of 1203, 1239 (FF)

Etymology

'Hereweard 's stump,' v. stocc . The uncompounded form is only found twice before the 16th century. The uncompounded Stok ' of 1203, 1239 (FF) is wrongly indexed. It has reference to Stoke (Sf).