Stokenchurch
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stokenchurch
Historical Forms
- Stockenechurch c.1200 BodlBerks22
- Stokenechirch c.1205 BodlBerks36
- Stokenechurche c.1210 Miss 14th
- Stokkenechurch' 1224 Ass
- Stockynchirche 1350 Pat
- Stokynchurche 1355 ADvi
- Stokyngcherche 1399 ADii
- Stokkyngchyrche 1407 ADvi
- Stokhamchyrche 1424 ADvi
- Stokkyng Churche 1517 Encl
- Stokyngchurch 1542 LP
Etymology
v. stoccen . The right pronunciation of this name is doubtless that with a short vowel but this seems to have been entirely replaced by a spelling pronunciation with long vowel.