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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stanton St Quintin

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanton St Quintin

Historical Forms

  • Stantone 1086 DB 1211 RBE
  • Stanton 1236 FF
  • Staunton Quyntyn 1317 Cl
  • Staunton Seynt Quyntin 1339 Pat
  • Staunton Sancti Quintini 1428 FA
  • Sancto Quintino in 1236 and 1242 (Fees)

Etymology

'Stone-enclosure' or 'farm in the stony spot,' v. stan , tun .Herbert de Sancto Quintino held the manor in 1211, John de Sancto Quintino in 1236 and 1242 (Fees).

Places in the same Parish