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.

Stonehouse

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stonehouse

Historical Forms

  • Stanhus(e) 1086 DB 1139–1189 Glouc 1195 P 1211–13,1220 Fees 1270 Episc
  • Stanehus 1248 Ass
  • Stonhus(e) 1287 1291 Abbr 1412 GloucHist
  • Stonehouse, Stonehows(e) 1316 FA 1368 Works 1654 PR

Etymology

'The stone house', v. stān , hūs .