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.

Stank House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirby Sigston

Historical Forms

  • Stanke, Wyntonstank 1571,1575 FF

Etymology

'Winton pool' from ME  stank , 'pool, pond.'

Places in the same Parish