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.

Stabdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Winkleigh

Historical Forms

  • Stappedon 1333 SR
  • Stapdon 1731 Recov

Etymology

is Stappedon 1333SR (p), Stapdon 1731Recov . This is probably OE  stēapandūn , ' steep hill . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement