Staunton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Staunton
Historical Forms
- Stantun(e), Stanton(e) 12 Glouc 1146 France 1210–12 RBE 1220 Fees 1662 Comm
- Stanton(e) in foresta de Dene 1342 Ipm
- Staunton(e) 1221 Ass 1256 Pat c.1260 For 1642 Comm
- Staunton(e) in foresta de Dene 1270 ADiii
Etymology
'Stony farmstead' or 'farmstead near a stone', v. stān , tūn . Rudder 689 states that here there was a large standing stone, originally a rocking stone.