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.

Stopham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stopham

Historical Forms

  • Stopeham 1086 DB 1478 IpmR
  • Stopham 1234 Cl
  • Stoppham 1271 Ass
  • Steppeham 1343 Cl

Etymology

'Stoppa's ham.' For this pers. name v. PN BedsHu 163, and PN in -ing 70.

Places in the same Parish