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.

Elderstubbs Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Staverton

Historical Forms

  • le Elrenestub 15th Daventry
  • Elder Stubbs c.1825 O.S.
  • Eldernestob 1354 ADiii
  • Eldrestubbe c.1370 Harl

Etymology

Elderstubbs Fm is le Elrenestub 15thDaventry , Elder Stubbs c. 1825 O.S. Self-explanatory. Cf. the field-names Eldernestob 1354 AD iii (Cransley) and Eldrestubbe c. 1370Harl (Hardingstone).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site