Stakesby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitby
Historical Forms
- Staxebi 1086 DB
- Stachesbi, Stachesby 1090–6 YCh 1133,1155–65 Whitby 1314 NRS
- Stakesbi, Stakesby 1100–c.1115 YCh
- Stakisby 1395 Whitby
Etymology
'Staki's farm' v. by . The first element is probably the ON by-name Stáki (LindBN) with genitival -s substituted for -a (the weak form), rather than the by-name Stakkr , gen. Staks (LindBN) which would have become Stax -.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Briggswath
- Flat Howe
- Grosmont
- Iburndale
- Lythe Beck
- Sleights
- Ugglebarnby
- Cock Mill
- Gnipe Howe
- Hawsker Bottoms
- Larpool Hall
- Ling Hill
- Rigg
- Saltwick
- Shawm Rigg
- Spital Bridge
- Stainsacre
- Whitby Laithes
- Dunsley
- Graystone
- Raithwaite
- Swarthoe Cross
- Ruswarp Carr
- Upgang
- Airy Hill
- Baldby Fields
- Breck
- Church Street
- The Fitts
- Flowergate
- Prestby
- Sowerby
- Thingwall