Stanton St John
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanton St John
Historical Forms
- Stantone 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Stantona Johannis de Sancto Johanne 1155–61 Eynsh
- Stantona militum de Templo 1167 P
- Stantona Thome de S. Johanne 1167,8 P
- Stanton' Templariorum 1195 P
- Stanton Seynt Johan 1339 Ipm
- Staunthone 1203–6 Eynsh 1331 Ipm
- Staunton(e) Sancti Johannis 1271 Fine 1291,1320,1354 Eynsh
- Staundon 1284–5 FA
- Staunton Seint Johan 1322 Ipm
- de Sancto Johanne 1135–49 OxonCh
Etymology
OE stān -tūn , in this case 'tūnon stony land.' The nature of the ground in this region is referred to also in Stow Wood (165) and Stowford (infra ). The church is given to Eynsham by John de Sancto Johanne 1135–49 OxonCh. The Knights Templars must have had land here, though the place is not mentioned in Templars or S.