English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Staithes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hinderwell

Historical Forms

  • Setonstathes 1415 YI
  • Stathes 1577 Saxton 1665 Visit
  • Stease 1686 Marske

Etymology

v. stæþ . Staithes is a little fishing village built in a creek on the sea-coast.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement