Little Staughton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Little Staughton
Historical Forms
- Estone (sic) 1086 DB
- Stottun 1163 P
- Stoctuna 1167 P 1205 FF
- Stocton 1195 P 1227,1240 Ass
- Sto(c)kton Parva 1241 FF 1247 Ass
- Stottone Parva 1302 FA
- Stoutone Parva 1346 FA
- Stowghton, Stoughton 1390–2 CS 1394 Cl 1490 Ipm
Etymology
'Enclosure made of stocks' v. stocc . 'Little' in contrast to Great Staughton just over the border in Hunts.