Stanhill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Drax
Historical Forms
- (capella de) Stanhil(l) 12 Ch 1311 YChvi 1154–81 Drax1d a.1181,c.1204 DodsN 13 MinAcct 1536
- Stannels 1840 TA135
Etymology
Stanhill (lost), (capella de ) Stanhil (l )12 (1311) Ch, 1154–81 YCh vi, a. 1181, c. 1204Drax 1d, 13 DodsN, 1536MinAcct , Stannels 1840TA 135. 'Stone hill', v. stān , hyll . The site, as shown by the TA reference (field 598–612), is ¼ mile south-east of Scurff Hall (1″ O.S. 97–695259). This is the site of the chapel of St Wilfrid which has completely disappeared though embankments enclosing the site are shown on the 6″ O.S. (237 NW, SW), and scattered traces of building material and late Roman and medieval shards have been observed (v. F. T. Wainwright, YAJ xxxviii, 398–402).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Camela Ho & Camela Wood
- Brock Holes
- Draxburgh
- Drax Hales
- Hawday Lane
- Northwoods
- Wood Ho
- Little Airmyn
- Lane Ho
- Rusholme Grange & Rusholme Hall
- Scurff Hall
Other OS name
- Barff's Close Plant
- Brigg Lane
- Camblesforth Common
- Camblesforth Hall
- Cat Babbleton
- Chester Court
- Clay Lane
- Cobble Croft Wood
- Common End & Common Ho
- Crossley Wood
- Gale Gap Lane
- Hardenshaw Lane
- Jub Close Wood
- King's Wood
- Kirby's Wood
- Kit Bain's Wood
- Ling Croft Wood
- Marshall Shaw Wood
- Mill Ho & Mill Lane
- New Close Plant
- Pear's Bridge
- Port Jackson
- Rabbit Hill
- Sale Hill Fm
- Sand Pit (Wood)
- Stapleton's Wood
- Water Lane
- Weddall's Plant
- Brickhill Lane
- Brigg Lane
- Castle Hills
- Church Dike Lane
- Cross Bank
- Drax Hall
- Mill Ho
- Wade House
- Westfield Ho
- Willow Row
- Wren Hall
- Abbeyfield Clough
- Ash Spring Wood
- Baxter Hall
- Black Tom Staith
- Burr Wheel
- Camblesforth Grange
- Carr Dike
- Drax Abbey
- Langrick Reach
- Lendall Clough & Lendall Drain
- Nellyfield Ho
- Ormerley Carr
- Redhouse Lane
- Sand Lane
- Sharp Hill Lane
- Summercroft
- Tiltingfield Clough
- Woodcock Wood
- Asselby Island
- Brier Lane
- Dickon Field Clough
- Fort Hill
- Jeram Fm
- Mill Hill
- Mill Lane
- Newland Field
- Newland Hall
- New Lane
- Quarter Gate Lane
- Seg Lane
- Thorntree Fm
- Willow Row Drain
- Wood Lane