Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stapelheche c.1270 For

• magnam Stapuleg(ge), paruam Stapuleg(ge) 1282 ib

• Stap(e)ledge 1568 1628 Comm

• Staplege 1633 SPDom

• Stapleech 1643 Comm

Etymology

Staple Edge Wood, Stapelheche c. 1270For , magnam Stapuleg (ge ), paruam Stapuleg (ge )1282 ib, Stap (e )ledge 1568 ib, 1628Comm , Staplege 1633SPDom 19, Stapleech 1643Comm . 'Escarpment marked by a pole', v. stapol , ecg . The pole may have been a boundary mark, as the place is in the bounds of Blakeney Bailiwick (1282For ), but the name may also denote a place where poles were obtained.