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.

Stender

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • the Steure 1341 Chapt
  • Le Stener 1425 Rent
  • Staynardes 1612 Surv
  • le Stender 1612 ib

Etymology

Stender (lost), 'a pasture called Steure ', 'a tenement on the Steure ' 1341 Chapt 88–9, Le Stener 1425 Rent, Staynardes 1612 Surv, le Stender 1612 ib. v. stǣner 'stonyplace', cf. Stennard Well ii, 151supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name