English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Lower Standhill and Upper Standhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pyrton

Historical Forms

  • Stangedelf 1002 KCD1296 13th
  • Standelf c.1180 BC c.1444 Bodl 1545
  • Stanidelf 1204 P 1355 Ipm
  • Staindelue 1220–2 S c.1280
  • Staindelf' c.1225 S c.1280
  • Staindelf 1278–9 RH 1285 Ass
  • Stonidelve 1285 Ass
  • Stonydelve 1354 Ipm
  • Standele 1428 FA
  • Standell 1492–3 Rental
  • Standolph 1797 Davis

Etymology

'Stone quarry,' v. stān-(ge)delf. The final -f has been dropped and the resulting -el interpreted as 'hill.' Standhill from earlier stān - (ge )delf occurs several times in field-names.

Places in the same Parish