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.

Stotfold

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hooton Pagnell

Historical Forms

  • Stodfald, Stotfalde, Stofald 1086 DB
  • Stodefald 1252 Ch
  • Stodefold 1379 PT
  • Stodfold(e) 12 Pont 1259 FF 1285 KI 1592 FF
  • Schipenes Stodfold 1285 KI
  • Stotfold 1630 PRHtnP

Etymology

'Stud enclosure', v. stōd-fald.