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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stapleton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Croft

Historical Forms

  • Staple(n)dun 1086 DB
  • Stapeltun, Stapelton 1166 P 12 Easby

Etymology

'Farm marked with a pole' v. stapol , tun and cf. Stapleton (Lei), stapelton BCS 409.

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