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.

Stansted

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoughton

Historical Forms

  • Stanesteda 1179 P

Etymology

Stansted is Stanesteda 1179 P. 'Stony place,' v. stan , stede .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement