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Stainton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Steintun, Steynton 1086 DB 1256
  • Alde Stainton 1461 Pat
  • Staintun, Stayntun, Staynton 1180–1200,1204–15,1217etpassimto1569 Kend 1283,1310 Ipm 1354 Misc 1657 Comm
  • Stainton in Kendale 1275–90etfreqto1495 Kend

Etymology

'Stone farmstead', v. steinn , tūn ; as often in such compounds, the first el. may originally have been OE  stān with the ON form substituted later, v. ald 'old'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site