English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Stallingborough

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stallingborough

Historical Forms

  • Stalingeburg 1086 DB 1204 ChR
  • Stalingeburc 1200 CartAnt
  • Stalingeburgh' 1288 FF
  • Stalyngeburgh 1303 Pat
  • Stalingaburg 1155 CartAnt c.1200
  • Stallingeburc' 1200 Cur
  • Stallingeburg 1202 FF 1203 P 1263 FF
  • Stalinburg c.1150,eHy2(e13)
  • Stalinburc c.1115 LS
  • Stalinburgh' 1453 Pap
  • Stalynburgh 1299 Ch 1371 Ipm 1383 Peace 1428 FA
  • Stalingburg 1109–19,1120–33,1154–62(13–14) Selby 1155–61 YChi 13–14 NCot Hy2,a1180(e13) Selby l12,John,c.1206,1230(13–14) NCot 1235,1239,1240 ValNor 1254 Pat 1264 Selby 1344
  • Stalingburch 1185 Templar
  • Stalingbur' 1159–81 NCot e13 RAii 1263
  • Stalingburc 1186,1190 P 1206 Ass 1238–43 Fees 1239 NCot
  • Stalingburgh 1154 YChi 13–14 Selby 1155–62,1189(13–14) Dugdvi 1190 Selby 1301 FF 1199–1213 Pat 13–14 1263 1553
  • Stalingburght 1508 Cl
  • Stalingborough 1557 Pat
  • Stalyngburg 1291 Tax 1295 Bodl l13 Pat 1303,1308,1320 Ipm 1323 Pat 1324 Orig 1325 Banco 1328 Pat 1564
  • Stalyngbourgh 1468 ib
  • Stalyngborowe 1472 WillsPCC
  • Stalyngborough 1303 FA
  • Stallingburg eHy2 NCot e13 Selby eHy3 Fees 13–14 RRG 1242–43 1245
  • Stallingburghe 1576 Saxton
  • Stallingburgh 1601 Terrier 1610 Speed 1611,1690,1697,1822 Terrier
  • Stallingbrughe 1591 TYR
  • Stallingbrugh 1634 VisitN
  • Stallingborough 1557 WillsL 1592 Holywell
  • Stallyngburgh 1339 Pat 1374 Peace 1393 Cl 1457 Pat 1527 Willsii 1548 CA
  • Stallyngburght 1508 Cl
  • Stauuingburg (sic) 1109–12 YChi 13–14
  • Staliburg' 1185 RotDom
  • Staligburc 1212 Fees
  • Stalingburn (sic) 1200 ChR
  • Stallingburne 1577 Harrison
  • Staningeburg' 1225 Cur
  • Staningeburgh 1267 Abbr
  • Stanyngburg 1295 Cl
  • Stanyngburgh 1490 ib
  • Stanyngbroke (sic) 1540 AOMB
  • Stallinbur' 1664 Terrier
  • Stallinburgh 1700 Terrier 1706 Terrier 1724 Terrier
  • Stallinburg 1709 Terrier

Etymology

Ekwall (DEPN s.n.) is probably right in arguing that the persistent single -l - suggests that this is 'the fortified place of the Stælingas' from the gen.pl. Stælinga , of the group-name Stælingas , and burh 'a fortified place'. However, the problem is in suggesting the etymology of the group-name itself, and no definitive answer can be found, so that Stælingas must be left unexplained at the moment.